Pacific Union College Acknowledges Ransomware Attack, but Denies Data Breach Despite Hackers’ Claims

On May 3, 2023, Pacific Union College (“PUC”) posted a data breach notice on its website after confirming that an April 2023 “cybersecurity issue” turned out to be a ransomware attack. More recently, databreaches.net spoke with the ransomware group responsible for the attack, confirming that the incident resulted in the personal information of current and former students and faculty, donors, and parents being leaked. Despite this, PUC recently claimed that there is no evidence that personal…
By: Console and Associates, P.C.