Hong Kong Baptist University targeted by thegentlemen ransomware
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Thegentlemen ransomware gang claims breach of Hong Kong Baptist University with 1778 compromised users and 130 employees.
Ransomware.live reports that thegentlemen ransomware operators claim responsibility for a breach of Hong Kong Baptist University. The public reporting indicates 1778 compromised user accounts and 130 compromised employee accounts, along with 260 third-party employee credentials and 119 exposed DNS records associated with the victim's domain. The breach appears to have been discovered and publicly disclosed by the ransomware operators on their leak site. Defenders at Hong Kong Baptist University and peer institutions should assume credential compromise affecting staff and students, anticipate follow-on extortion demands, and prepare incident response accordingly.
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Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/SG9uZyBLb25nIEJhcHRpc3QgVW5pdmVyc2l0eUB0aGVnZW50bGVtZW4=
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