Martin University Announces Data Breach
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Martin University is the victim of a recent ransomware attack. The university says it learned of suspicious activity in January and immediately hired security experts and a computer forensic investigator to analyze the system and determine if personal information was compromised.
“Our investigation revealed that this network incident may have impacted the personal information of some current, former, and prospective students,” said President Dr. Sean Huddleston. “The university learned that the attackers may have gained access to some of its student’s personal information, although there has been no evidence to suggest that any student information was viewed or misused by the attackers.”
Despite the breach, the university says courses and instruction were not disrupted and students have been able to continue to attend classes virtually.
“We take the privacy and security of all individuals’ personal information very seriously,” said Huddleston, “When we became aware of suspicious activity on our computer network, we immediately took steps to investigate the activity and began a process to enhance the security of our system. Our efforts allowed us to rebound faster than expected, although the recovery process is still ongoing. Our internal team and outside cybersecurity experts have been hard at work and will continue until all recovery efforts have been completed.”
The university says it has been working to contact those affected and are offering credit monitoring and identify remediation services.