Jamaica
JAM
Northern Caribbean University cyberattack cripples LMS and financial databases; data exposure warning issued
Around the weekend of 22–23 February 2025, Northern Caribbean University (Jamaica) disclosed a cyber security breach that left its Learning Management System inoperable and made the university’s website, student records, and finance databases inaccessible. The university warned current and former students that their personal data could potentially be exposed and reported the incident to national authorities while shifting teaching to alternative platforms, indicating significant service unavailability and business system disruption.
58
Estimated severity
58 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
22/02/2025
Targeted Company
NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Jamaica
Affected countries
Jamaica
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
ERP or business system disruptionService unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information TechnologyFinance
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data breachUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
nationwideradiojm.comhttps://nationwideradiojm.com/ncu-hit-by-cyberattack-students-data-may-be-exposedjamaica-gleaner.comhttps://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250224/cyberattack-shuts-down-ncu-systems-students-warned-data-breachsoccer.agh.edu.plhttps://soccer.agh.edu.pl/en/detail/cyberattacks-on-universities-key-incidents-from-february-2025beyondmachines.nethttps://beyondmachines.net/event_details/northern-caribbean-university-hit-by-cyberattack-systems-and-data-breached-w-o-w-9-h