Ransomware group claims responsibility for cyberattack at Okanagan, threatens release of data

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An international ransomware group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack at Okanagan College. Threat Analyst Brett Callow shared a screenshot on Twitter of a Vice Society post on the dark web that includes a blurred picture of the college and a threat to release 850 GB of confidential data to its website. “The RCMP, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, and the Canadian Centre for Cyber-Security have all been notified, and we continue to follow their guidance,” reads a statement from Okanagan.

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