Threat actors carried out an attack against Cal State University Northridge by way of ransomware. The ransomware was discovered on the network of Blackbaud, a third-party software and hosting provider company used by the University. Blackbaud discovered and stopped the ransom attack sometime in May, but the attack is believed to have started as early as February. While it is unknown what type of data was accessed, Blackbaud paid for assurance that the data had been deleted by the hacker. Cal State Northridge says they can’t confirm if the data was actually destroyed. Blackbaud officials stated that the information accessed by the criminals did not include credit card information, bank account information or Social Security numbers. Until further information is released, students were requested to keep a close eye on any accounts that could be associated with the school.
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