Canada
CAN
Ransomware at Memorial University Grenfell Campus delays teaching
On 29 December 2023 Memorial University detected a cyber intrusion at its Grenfell Campus. The university later confirmed that ransomware had encrypted servers and workstations, disrupting campus IT services and forcing in-person winter-term teaching to start on 8 January rather than 4 January 2024; other campuses continued their scheduled courses.
74
Estimated severity
74 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-12-29
Targeted Company
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
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
Canada
Affected countries
Canada
Impacted regions
Newfoundland And Labrador · Canada
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information