United States
USA
Bluefield University cyberattack suspends campus IT services during exams
Bluefield University suspended access to campus computer systems and email after an April 2023 cyberattack during final examinations. An extortion group later abused the university’s RamAlert notification channel to send threats directly to students and staff; there is no verified evidence that exams were canceled.
68
Estimated severity
68 / 100
82
Source reliability
82 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-04-30
Targeted Company
BLUEFIELD 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
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
ExtortionUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
AVOSLOCKER
Sources
Incident Sources
therecord.mediahttps://therecord.media/colleges-schools-suffer-from-ransomware-and-cyberattackstechtarget.comhttps://www.techtarget.com/cybersecurity/news/366536401/Ransomware-gangs-display-ruthless-extortion-tactics-in-Aprilbleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-hijacks-university-alert-system-to-issue-threats/