"Colorado Department of Higher Education Discloses Ransomware Attack, Data Breach"
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) recently has been targeted in a ransomware attack that resulted in a data breach impacting many students and teachers. The organization said it became aware of a cyberattack involving ransomware on June 19. The CDHE noted that the investigation is ongoing, but it appears that cybercriminals had access to CDHE systems between June 11 and June 19, obtaining names, social security numbers, student identification numbers, and other education records. The CDHE stated that impacted individuals include “those that attended a public institution of higher education in Colorado between 2007-2020, attended a Colorado public high school between 2004-2020, individuals with a Colorado K-12 public school educator license between 2010-2014, participated in the Dependent Tuition Assistance Program from 2009-2013, participated in Colorado Department of Education’s Adult Education Initiatives programs between 2013-2017, or obtained a GED between 2007-2011 may be impacted by this incident.” Those affected by the breach are being offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.