Blackboard ransomware attack leaks customer data
Blackboard suffered a leak of customer data in a ransomware attack in 2020. The US Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Blackboard in an investigation into its data security practices and ordered it to strengthen security. Blackboard was later required to pay $6.75 million and improve its security over misrepresenting the scope of the hack.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Blackboard
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Customer data leaked; scale unknown
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The US Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement in its investigation into Blackboard's data security practices and ordered it to strengthen security.
- Blackboard was required to pay $6.75 million and improve its security over misrepresenting the scope of the 2020 hack.
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