University of Maryland

University of Maryland

The University of Maryland, Baltimore fell prey to a ransomware attack in April 2021.

The attackers accessed its systems and gained access to the personal information of students, faculty, and staff.

Source: https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/04/03/university-of-maryland-baltimore-says-private-information-was-compromised-in-ransomware-attack/

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

"id": "uni22439322",
"linkid": "university-of-maryland",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "04/2021",
"severity": "70",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Baltimore, Maryland, USA',
                        'name': 'University of Maryland, Baltimore',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal information'},
 'date_detected': 'April 2021',
 'description': 'The University of Maryland, Baltimore fell prey to a '
                'ransomware attack in April 2021. The attackers accessed its '
                'systems and gained access to the personal information of '
                'students, faculty, and staff.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal information of students, faculty, '
                                'and staff'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on University of Maryland, Baltimore',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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