A cyberattack on Monroe University in December 2024 led to the theft of personal, financial, and health data of over 320,000 individuals. The incident highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in U.S. educational institutions to ransomware and data breaches. #MonroeUniversity #DataBreach #RansomwareAttack
Keypoints
- The cyberattack on Monroe University lasted for two weeks, from December 9 to December 23, 2024.
- Stolen data included personal identifiers, health information, and login credentials.
- The university offered affected individuals one year of free credit monitoring services.
- Monroe University has a history of ransomware attacks dating back to its time as Monroe College.
- Other U.S. universities like Harvard and Princeton have also been targeted by cybercriminal groups such as Clop.