Texas Tech University suffered a data breach affecting 1.4 million individuals, compromising a wide range of personal, health, and financial data amid a cyber attack. The incident at its Health Sciences Center and Health Sciences Center El Paso involved unauthorized access and potential data exfiltration over a period in September 2024. Compromised data include sensitive elements like Social Security numbers, medical records, and financial details. The breach has serious implications for the privacy and financial well-being of the impacted individuals. The university is mitigating the incident with credit monitoring services and has been targeted by the Interlock ransomware gang, with a substantial data trove of 2.6 TB reportedly stolen.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/172085/data-breach/texas-tech-university-data-breach.html
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