Hackers have stolen student data from six UK universities in a global cyber attack targeting US-based cloud computer provider Blackbaud. The South Carolina-based company said the ransomware hacker 'did not access credit card information, bank account information, or social security numbers'. 'Prior to our locking the cybercriminal out, the cybercriminal removed a copy of a subset of data from our self-hosted environment. Pictured: Oxford Brookes University was one of the ones affected'The cybercriminal did not access credit card information, bank account information, or social security numbers. One of the impacted former students, cyber-security specialist Rhys Morgan said: 'My main concern is how reassuring - impossibly so, in my opinion - Blackbaud were to the university about what the hackers have obtained.'

Source: Daily Mail July 23, 2020 17:59 UTC