Okanagan College ‘did not entertain conversations’ about paying ransom
Okanagan College has broken its silence after confidential sensitive data from staff and students was leaked to the dark web.
It was not initially clear to the public what the hackers were looking for in return for the information, eventually releasing it on Jan. 30. The following day, a statement from the college determined it was a ransomware hack, a type of malicious software that will block access to a server until a certain amount of money is paid.
It is not clear how much was asked for in the ransom, and the college says that it never entertained conversations about paying, as it does not in any way mean that the hackers would destroy the data they collected.
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