May 8, 2024 at 10:06AM
The University System of Georgia confirmed a data breach involving 800,000 individuals, linked to the Cl0p gang’s exploitation of a flaw in Progress Software’s MOVEit MFT tool. Personal data including social security numbers and bank account numbers may have been accessed. USG has taken steps to secure its systems and is offering victims 12 months of credit monitoring.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– The University System of Georgia (USG) was the victim of a cyber attack affecting the data of 800,000 individuals.
– The attack was linked to the Cl0p gang’s exploitation of a flaw in Progress Software’s MOVEit MFT tool.
– The data accessed by the cybercriminals includes sensitive information such as full social security numbers (SSNs), the last four digits of SSNs, dates of birth, bank account numbers, and federal income tax documents with tax ID numbers.
– USG has taken steps to secure and update its systems, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring to the affected individuals.
– The attack has also affected numerous other organizations, with a total of 95 million individuals being affected.
– Some major organizations such as the BBC and British Airways were also targeted in similar attacks.
– USG faces no specific legal consequences for the delay in disclosing the incident.
– Emsisoft’s tracker provides insight into the scale of the attack, with government contractor Maximus and healthcare SaaS company Welltok being the two most heavily impacted organizations.
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