Manhasset High School

The Manhasset Union Free School District was the victim of a ransomware attack that encrypted the school district’s computer systems.

The compromised information includes students' names, date of birth, and allergies or health conditions, including one list with the entire 7th-grade student names and medical conditions.

They alerted law enforcement and worked with cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident and able to restore computer systems from backups.

As a result, the District refrained from paying the offenders a ransom.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/update-student-and-personnel-files-from-manhasset-union-free-school-district-appear-on-the-dark-web/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/manhasset-high-school

"id": "man75231222",
"linkid": "manhasset-high-school",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Manhasset Union Free School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ["Students' names",
                                                         'Date of birth',
                                                         'Allergies or health '
                                                         'conditions'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information',
                                              'Medical Information']},
 'description': 'The Manhasset Union Free School District was the victim of a '
                'ransomware attack that encrypted the school district’s '
                'computer systems. The compromised information includes '
                "students' names, date of birth, and allergies or health "
                'conditions, including one list with the entire 7th-grade '
                'student names and medical conditions. They alerted law '
                'enforcement and worked with cybersecurity experts to '
                'investigate the incident and were able to restore computer '
                'systems from backups. As a result, the District refrained '
                'from paying the offenders a ransom.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Students' names",
                                 'Date of birth',
                                 'Allergies or health conditions',
                                 'Entire 7th-grade student names and medical '
                                 'conditions']},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
                'ransom_demanded': 'Yes',
                'ransom_paid': 'No'},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes',
              'remediation_measures': 'Restore computer systems from backups',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity experts'},
 'title': 'Manhasset Union Free School District Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}