California College Ransomware Attack
Data belonging to a California community college has been compromised in a “sophisticated” cyber-attack and currently its website is down. Information compromised in the attack includes Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, medical information and bank account details.
The Ohlone Community College District (OCCD) in California has been struck by a ransomware attack, disrupting faculty and students’ access to certain files. School officials stated that the private information of some staff, faculty, and students was compromised during the attack.
Other data that may have been accessed includes health insurance information student ID number, race/ethnicity, class list, course schedule, disciplinary file, grades, transcripts, and IEP or 504 plan information.
The student portal was down for 17 days as a result of the cyber attack and the school’s phone and email systems were shut down for 10 days. Ohlone Community College District boasts multiple campuses in the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay.
It has locations in Fremont and Newark as well and serves roughly 16,000 students per year. The school released a statement confirming the attack, and the organisation is still seeking to determine who’s information was access as well as the severity of the attack.
The college reported the incident to law enforcement and set up a dedicated assistance line to help individuals affected by the ransomware attack and subsequent data breach. OCCD said that it is offering data breach victims access to free credit monitoring and identity protection services.
Ohlone Community College District is a multi-campus single community college district located in the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay in California. Through its main campus in Fremont and its Center for Health Sciences and Technology in Newark, as well as online, OCCD serves around 16,000 students per year.
Established as a California Community College in 1965 following voter approval, Ohlone College serves the cities of Fremont and Newark and parts of Union City in the southeast region of the San Francisco Bay area. The Ohlone Community College District is a single college district with two campuses and a thriving e-campus.
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