A community college near Sacramento, Sierra College was hit by a ransomware attack two days before the start of its academic year.
Access to technology and data resources has been restricted across the district as a result of this attack.
A professional third-party forensic firm has been engaged to investigate the incident and took immediate actions to protect data and recover systems as quickly as possible
Source: https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/sierra-college-mostly-recovered-after-ransomware-attack
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/sierra-college
"id": "sie143871122",
"linkid": "sierra-college",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "08/2022",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Near Sacramento',
'name': 'Sierra College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'description': 'A community college near Sacramento, Sierra College, was hit '
'by a ransomware attack two days before the start of its '
'academic year. Access to technology and data resources has '
'been restricted across the district as a result of this '
'attack. A professional third-party forensic firm has been '
'engaged to investigate the incident and took immediate '
'actions to protect data and recover systems as quickly as '
'possible.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Restricted access to technology and data '
'resources',
'systems_affected': 'Technology and data resources across the '
'district'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'response': {'recovery_measures': 'Immediate actions to protect data and '
'recover systems',
'third_party_assistance': 'A professional third-party forensic '
'firm'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Sierra College',
'type': 'Ransomware'}