Penn’s Oracle Oopsie: Data Breach Strikes Ivy League’s Finest!
Penn’s Oracle EBS breach has made the Ivy League a hacker’s playground, with attackers exploiting a zero-day flaw to swipe personal data. The university’s investigation revealed that 1,488 individuals were compromised, making it part of a larger extortion campaign by the notorious Clop ransomware gang.
Hot Take:
Looks like the University of Pennsylvania is in a pickle, not a scholarly one, but rather a cyber pickle with the Clop ransomware gang playing the role of the annoying gherkin. Just when you thought Ivy League schools had all the answers, here comes a zero-day vulnerability to remind them that cyber threats don’t care about your GPA!
Key Points:
– University of Pennsylvania had personal information stolen via a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite.
– The breach involved the data of at least 1,488 individuals, but potentially many more.
– This incident is part of a larger extortion campaign by the Clop ransomware gang.
– The university hasn’t been listed on Clop’s leak site, indicating negotiations or a possible ransom payment.
– Other Ivy League schools like Harvard have also been targeted in similar attacks.