Vanderbilt University hit in BYOD ransomware attack, data theft claimed

Vanderbilt University says it is responding to an active cybersecurity incident that may affect university devices, systems and cloud-based services, and has told students, faculty and staff to shut down university devices and disconnect from university Wi-Fi. The BYOD ransomware group has claimed it encrypted the university databases and stole sensitive student, employee and research data, including over one million SSNs. Vanderbilt has not confirmed the group involvement, whether systems were encrypted, or whether data was stolen.