The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) has suffered a cybersecurity breach that has caused school closures for two days.
The institution stated in a statement that it "continues to retain control over its IT infrastructure" and that it "is working with a premier cyberforensics consultancy to identify, evaluate and eliminate any issues that are uncovered."
"Employees see that Red Cloak, a software tool, has been temporarily installed by IT on all university devices to identify and evaluate potential security concerns.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ma-umass-lowell-closed-due-to-cybersecurity-incident/
"id": "UNI153418123",
"linkid": "university-of-massachusetts-lowell",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"