According to sources, Knox College (a Education organization in Tennessee) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-12-02.

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Source 1  |  2022-12-02

Knox College experiences 'system disruptions' from ransomware

“Knox College has been responding to a “system disruption” caused by ransomware, the vice president of communications and information technology services at Knox confirmed in an email on Wednesday.“

“The extent of the disruption was not immediately clear, but an internal email shows that Knox students, faculty and staff were notified on Nov. 26 that systems and operations had been shut down to protect data and information, and that systems and operations on campus will likely “remain unavailable for some time.” “

“The disruption appeared to be ongoing Thursday with several college phone lines down. “

“An internal Knox email sent to students, faculty and staff from Van Riper on Monday stated that it was mandatory for all college owned computers, be they on or off campus, to be scanned by the school's information and technology services team. An email stated that payroll will be the college’s “best estimate for hours worked in the time period 11/13/22-11/26/22 since our business office does not have full access to the accounting software." “

Source 2  |  2022-12-09

IL: Knox College president addresses ransomware incident as notorious group claims credit

“ Hive Ransomware Group, a FBI-identified criminal organization, has appeared to claim credit for ongoing “disruptions” to Knox College’s computer systems. “

“In an email sent to a number of Knox students on Wednesday, a group claiming to be Hive says it has encrypted “critical infrastructure and data,” compromised the college’s backup servers and mined sensitive personal information like medical records and social security numbers. “

““In less than 24 hours , your data will be leaked on our site,” the email said. “Additionally all of your SSN and Medical records will be put for sale, for every hacker to gain access and use your data in whatever illegal activity they want.” “

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