# Vanderbilt University hit in BYOD ransomware attack, data theft claimed

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2 outlets covering · First listed: BleepingComputer, Nov 9, 2026, 5:52 PM · Read it: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vanderbilt-university-hit-in-byod-ransomware-attack-data-theft-claimed/>

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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- Nov 9, 2026, 5:52 PM: [Vanderbilt University hit in BYOD ransomware attack, data theft claimed](<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vanderbilt-university-hit-in-byod-ransomware-attack-data-theft-claimed/>) — BleepingComputer (Specialist, United States)
  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.
- Nov 10, 2026, 12:32 PM: [Vanderbilt University was hit by a cyberattack. Heres what we know.](<https://mashable.com/tech/vanderbilt-university-cyberattack-byod>) — Mashable (Digital news, United States)
  Vanderbilt told students and staff to shut down university devices after a cyberattack. Ransomware group BYOD claims it has student and employee data.