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Vanderbilt University hit in BYOD ransomware attack, data theft claimed

Reported by BleepingComputer (Lawrence Abrams)

Summary by Cyber Security News10 Nov 2026, 00:52 CET

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Vanderbilt University warns it is responding to a cyberattack claimed by the BYOD ransomware gang, which claims to have encrypted the university's databases and stolen sensitive student, employee, and research data.

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