Napa Valley College suffered a data breach after an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive consumer data contained on NVC’s network.
A ransomware group launched an attack against Napa Valley College on or around June 10, 2022 and impacted the functionality of the NVC network, causing the school’s website to become inaccessible and affecting its phone system and social media accounts.
The breach also compromised the names and Social Security numbers belonging to certain individuals.
NVC took the necessary steps to secure its network and sent out data breach letters to all affected parties.
Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/napa-valley-college-files-report-of-1518588/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/napavalleycollege
"id": "nap2145111122",
"linkid": "napavalleycollege",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "08/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Napa Valley',
'name': 'Napa Valley College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2022-06-10',
'description': 'Napa Valley College suffered a data breach after an '
'unauthorized party gained access to sensitive consumer data '
'contained on NVC’s network. A ransomware group launched an '
'attack against Napa Valley College on or around June 10, 2022 '
'and impacted the functionality of the NVC network, causing '
'the school’s website to become inaccessible and affecting its '
'phone system and social media accounts. The breach also '
'compromised the names and Social Security numbers belonging '
'to certain individuals. NVC took the necessary steps to '
'secure its network and sent out data breach letters to all '
'affected parties.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': ['Website',
'Phone system',
'Social media accounts']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Sent out data breach letters to all '
'affected parties'},
'title': 'Napa Valley College Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach, Ransomware'}