University of Warwick

University of Warwick was attacked.

Hackers accessed the administrative network in an attack that had been kept secret from the affected individuals and organizations.

The security incident occurred when a staff member installed remote-viewing software.

It enabled hackers to steal sensitive personal information on students, staff, and even volunteers taking part in research studies.

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/warwick-university-was-hacked-and-kept-breach-secret-from-students-and-staff-11978792

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

"id": "uni1522291222",
"linkid": "university-of-warwick",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "04/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Students',
                                               'Staff',
                                               'Volunteers taking part in '
                                               'research studies'],
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Warwick, United Kingdom',
                        'name': 'University of Warwick',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Remote-viewing software installed by staff member',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Sensitive personal information'},
 'description': 'Hackers accessed the administrative network in an attack that '
                'had been kept secret from the affected individuals and '
                'organizations. The security incident occurred when a staff '
                'member installed remote-viewing software. It enabled hackers '
                'to steal sensitive personal information on students, staff, '
                'and even volunteers taking part in research studies.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive personal information',
            'systems_affected': 'Administrative network'},
 'motivation': 'Data Theft',
 'threat_actor': 'Hackers',
 'title': 'University of Warwick Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Remote-viewing software'}