United States
USA
Whitworth University intrusion disrupts campus communications and teaching support
Whitworth University detected unauthorized access to its information systems on July 29, 2022. Its primary website and campus network services became unavailable, staff reported disabled telephones and Wi-Fi, and summer-course faculty could not use institutional email to communicate with students. The university used an emergency website while it restored systems. LockBit later claimed responsibility, but the university did not confirm a ransomware mechanism.
72
Estimated severity
72 / 100
88
Source reliability
88 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-07-29
Targeted Company
WHITWORTH 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
Washington · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
LOCKBIT