Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-07-11 00:00:00
Affected organization: Washington State University (WSU)
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Clop
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Washington State University (WSU) posts a notice on its website explaining that a third-party data breach leaked personally identifiable information belonging to current and prospective students as well as employees. The incident involved two service providers, National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA).