Cybersecurity incident — 2023-05-09 00:00:00
Affected organization: Mercer University
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Akira
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Mercer University reveals to have suffered a cybersecurity incident, announcing that the attackers stole the sensitive information of students, parents and employees. The Akira ransomware gang claims responsibility for the attack.