The personal information of current and prospective students of Xavier College online was threatened to release by hackers after a cyberattack.
A key administrative staff member was hacked and information of more than 100 students including birth certificates, visa applications, parenting arrangements and financial details were compromised.
However, the college took steps to re-assess the original data and re-evaluate the risk parameters to consider whether any further individuals were affected.
Source: https://cathnews.com/2022/11/23/hackers-steal-student-data-from-xavier-college/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/xaviercollege
"id": "xav2151231122",
"linkid": "xaviercollege",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "06/2022",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 100,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Xavier College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Phishing or Social Engineering',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 100,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Birth Certificates',
'Visa Applications',
'Parenting Arrangements',
'Financial Details']},
'description': 'The personal information of current and prospective students '
'of Xavier College online was threatened to release by hackers '
'after a cyberattack. A key administrative staff member was '
'hacked and information of more than 100 students including '
'birth certificates, visa applications, parenting arrangements '
'and financial details were compromised. However, the college '
'took steps to re-assess the original data and re-evaluate the '
'risk parameters to consider whether any further individuals '
'were affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Birth Certificates',
'Visa Applications',
'Parenting Arrangements',
'Financial Details']},
'motivation': 'Data Theft',
'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Re-assess the original data and '
're-evaluate the risk parameters'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown Hackers',
'title': 'Cyberattack on Xavier College',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Compromised Administrative Staff Account'}