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A threat actor claims to have stolen personal data belonging to more than one million Vanderbilt University students, faculty and staff in what is reported as a ransomware attack. University officials responded Monday by instructing users to immediately shut down their devices.
Vanderbilt University disclosed Monday it is responding to an active cybersecurity incident affecting devices, systems, and cloud services, urging students, faculty and staff to shut down devices and disconnect from campus Wi-Fi. The BYOD ransomware group has claimed responsibility on its data leak site, alleging it encrypted Vanderbilt's databases and stole data belonging to students and employees. Vanderbilt has not confirmed the group's claims or detailed what data, if any, was stolen.