On the 8th of April 2022, cybercriminals utilised AlphV ransomware as a service (RaaS) to successfully exfiltrate 1.2TB of data from Florida International University (FIU) servers.
This report explores the potential causes of the breach and the tools that were used, highlighting opportunities for other institutions to reduce their risk of suffering a similar attack.
Included in this report:
What happened (with technical detail) during the ransomware attack
The macro factors leading to the increased use of the AlphV RaaS tool to target universities
Steps universities can take to reduce the likelihood of a successful AlphV RaaS attack
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