Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-04-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: Bluefield University
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Financial
Actor: Avos Locker
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Bluefield University is hit with an Avos ransomware attack. Few days later the ransomware gang hijacks the University's emergency broadcast system, "RamAlert," to send students and staff SMS texts and email alerts that their data was stolen and would soon be released.