Vanderbilt University tells students to disconnect devices after ransomware gang claims theft of 1 million records

Vanderbilt University urges users to shut down computers and stay off campus networks as a ransomware group claims to have stolen sensitive data. (Unsplash)

Vanderbilt University has asked students, faculty and staff to disconnect their devices from the campus network after a suspected ransomware attack disrupted university systems on Monday. A ransomware group calling itself BYOD has claimed responsibility and alleged it stole data belonging to more than one million people associated with the university. Vanderbilt University urges users … Read more