Northwest University

A suspect, or ring of suspects, was able to hijack the school email account of Northwest University's chief financial officer.

The hacking of CFO John Jordan's email account has the Kirkland college out nearly $60,000.

The thieves secretly monitored Jordan's emails and, when a legitimate payment was due to a school vendor, the hackers re-routed the money.

No suspects have been arrested and the case is still being investigated.

Source: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/email-account-of-northwest-universitys-cfo-hacked-school-out-nearly-60000/744040954/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/northwest-university

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"linkid": "northwest-university",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'location': 'Kirkland',
                        'name': 'Northwest University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'description': 'A suspect, or ring of suspects, was able to hijack the school '
                "email account of Northwest University's chief financial "
                "officer. The hacking of CFO John Jordan's email account has "
                'the Kirkland college out nearly $60,000. The thieves secretly '
                "monitored Jordan's emails and, when a legitimate payment was "
                'due to a school vendor, the hackers re-routed the money. No '
                'suspects have been arrested and the case is still being '
                'investigated.',
 'impact': {'financial_loss': '$60,000', 'systems_affected': 'Email Account'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
 'title': 'Email Hijacking at Northwest University',
 'type': 'Email Hijacking',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Account Security'}