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A US college is shutting down for good following a ransomware attack
- DiggyJohnson 4y ago[0] Previous HN thread [1] Interesting top comment from user with firsthand experience [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31315803 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31315803 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31317212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31317212
- reactspa 4y agoArticle clarifies that the reason is that they have a budget shortfall (caused due to the ransomware attack). The ransomware attack has been fully resolved. I suspect this is the first tiny domino. It's going to become normal for hundreds of colleges to close every year. Buckle up.
- sieabahlpark 4y agoJust sounds like a way to launder money out of the school systems.
- NullPrefix 4y agoSteal, not launder. Laundering is making dirty money clean. This is the other way around. School money made dirty.
- Melting_Harps 4y ago> Article clarifies that the reason is that they have a budget shortfall (caused due to the ransomware attack). The ransomware attack has been fully resolved. Oh wow, my Black Mirror fan art plot has come true, I started to write this in 2015 mind you!
- breakingcups 4y ago> Last December, Lincoln was hit by a cyberattack, which "thwarted admissions activities and hindered access to all institutional data, creating an unclear picture of fall 2022 enrollment. All systems required for recruitment, retention and fundraising efforts were inoperable," the college said in a statement posted on its homepage. "Fortunately, no personal identifying information was exposed." I wonder how that's possible. How can all those systems have been affected yet they can say for certain no PII was exposed?