Dartmouth College confirms data breach after Clop extortion attack

Dartmouth College confirms data breach after Clop extortion attack

Dartmouth College has suffered a data breach caused by the Clop gang exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, leading to the theft of personal and financial information of affected individuals. The incident is part of a widespread extortion campaign targeting multiple organizations using same zero-day flaw. #Clop #OracleEBS #DataBreach #Harvard #GlobalLogic

Keypoints

  • Dartmouth College’s data breach involved the theft of personal and financial information via a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite.
  • The Clop ransomware gang exploited the CVE-2025-61882 flaw since August 2025 to target numerous organizations.
  • Other high-profile victims of the Clop extortion campaign include Harvard University, The Washington Post, Logitech, and Envoy Air.
  • The breach potentially affects more individuals than initially reported, with unauthorized access dating back to early August 2025.
  • Recent attacks have also targeted Ivy League institutions through voice phishing to steal personal data.

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