University of Massachusetts Lowell

The email accounts of students of the University-of-Massachusetts-Lowell were compromised in a cyber attack.

The university warned the community of the spam emails about job opportunities from the targeted accounts.

The university took countermeasures and blocked many of these messages before they were sent.

Source: https://www.lowellsun.com/2020/10/20/umass-lowell-warns-of-email-hacks/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-massachusetts-lowell

"id": "uni195411222",
"linkid": "university-of-massachusetts-lowell",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Lowell, Massachusetts',
                        'name': 'University of Massachusetts Lowell',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'description': 'The email accounts of students of the University of '
                'Massachusetts Lowell were compromised in a cyber attack. The '
                'university warned the community of the spam emails about job '
                'opportunities from the targeted accounts. The university took '
                'countermeasures and blocked many of these messages before '
                'they were sent.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Email Accounts',
            'systems_affected': 'Email System'},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Warned the community'],
              'containment_measures': ['Blocked many of the spam messages']},
 'title': 'Email Account Compromise at University of Massachusetts Lowell',
 'type': 'Email Account Compromise'}