Walla Walla University a campus-wide was targeted by a cyberattack that crashed online networks and phone lines this fall-finals week.
School officials referred to the hacking, as a ransomware incident but did not confirm a monetary ransom was demanded.
Alerts sent to the campus cellphone tree advised students not to log in to desktop or classroom computers and to unplug those from school networks.
Through the school’s campus-wide phone alert system, students were told to work directly with professors about assignments and tests.
Source: https://www.govtech.com/security/walla-walla-wash-university-disrupted-by-cyberattack.html
"id": "WAL2481523",
"linkid": "walla-walla-university",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2019",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"