Dartmouth College Confirms Data Theft in Oracle Hack

Dartmouth College has disclosed a data breach after cybercriminals leaked over 226 Gb of files stolen from the university.

Dartmouth College on Tuesday confirmed suffering a data breach after cybercriminals targeted its Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) instance.

The Ivy League research university said it uses Oracle EBS to manage its operations, and its EBS instance was targeted in the recent zero-day attack between August 9 and August 12. 

Dartmouth College determined in late October that the attackers managed to exfiltrate files containing personal and financial information, including Social Security numbers.

The university told the Maine Attorney General that nearly 1,500 residents of the state are impacted, but it has not disclosed the total number of affected people.

The Cl0p ransomware group, which is the public-facing entity taking credit for the Oracle EBS campaign, has been listing victims on its leak website.

More than 100 alleged victims have been named ...