On 11 August, some members of Luminate Education Group(LEG) were targeted by a cyber attack.
Leeds City College (LCC) which comes under Luminate Education Group, had been hit by a cyber attack that affected thousands of students.
The attack had caused operational disruption to its IT infrastructure.
Some students at LCC were unable to get their exam results because of what was described at the time as a major server issue.
They had put in place a temporary, secure system to continue to support their students and staff.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-53917033
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/leeds-city-college
"id": "lee234222123",
"linkid": "leeds-city-college",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "08/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Thousands of students'],
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Leeds, UK',
'name': 'Luminate Education Group',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'date_detected': '2023-08-11',
'description': 'On 11 August, some members of Luminate Education Group (LEG) '
'were targeted by a cyber attack. Leeds City College (LCC), '
'which comes under Luminate Education Group, had been hit by a '
'cyber attack that affected thousands of students. The attack '
'had caused operational disruption to its IT infrastructure. '
'Some students at LCC were unable to get their exam results '
'because of what was described at the time as a major server '
'issue. They had put in place a temporary, secure system to '
'continue to support their students and staff.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': ['Operational disruption',
'Delay in exam results'],
'systems_affected': ['IT infrastructure']},
'response': {'recovery_measures': ['Temporary, secure system to support '
'students and staff']},
'title': 'Cyber Attack on Luminate Education Group',
'type': 'Cyber Attack'}