Cybersecurity incident — 2019-03-11 00:00:00
Affected organization: Oberlin College
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Students at three elite colleges Hamilton, Grinnell, and Oberlin are delivered ransom notes and informed by the hackers that they have gained access to their students' application files.