SWPS The University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS) cooperates with the Collegium Da Vinci university in Poznań.
The incident occurred as a result of the attacker obtaining the administrator's login and password.
The incident consisted of an attack using ransomware.
The violation applies to students, postgraduate students, employees, and associates.
Source: https://uodo.gov.pl/pl/138/1512
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/uniwersytet-swps
"id": "uni2219291222",
"linkid": "uniwersytet-swps",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Students',
'Postgraduate Students',
'Employees',
'Associates'],
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Poznań',
'name': 'Collegium Da Vinci University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Phishing or Credential Theft',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Educational Records']},
'description': 'SWPS The University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS) '
'cooperates with the Collegium Da Vinci university in Poznań. '
'The incident occurred as a result of the attacker obtaining '
"the administrator's login and password. The incident "
'consisted of an attack using ransomware. The violation '
'applies to students, postgraduate students, employees, and '
'associates.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Student Data',
'Postgraduate Student Data',
'Employee Data',
'Associate Data']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Compromised Administrator Account'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Compromised Administrator Account'},
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack at Collegium Da Vinci University',
'type': 'Ransomware',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Compromised Administrator Account'}