Blackburn College
akiraThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the akira group against Blackburn College. It collects the publicly disclosed attack details — sector, location and timeline — as published on the operator's leak site and indexed by Breach House.
Window Zero
EXPOSURE GAPWindow Zero is the time the breach stayed in the open before anyone said so — the gap between when the attack was first discovered on the operator's leak site (t1) and when it was publicly disclosed (t2). The wider this window, the longer victims, staff and customers were exposed with no warning.
Attack Summary
Blackburn College is a private college in Carlinville, Illinois. Blackburn is a federally recognized work college with a student-managed work program, enabling students to gain leadership experience as they manage other students. We are going to upload 30GB ofthe college files. There are many operational files inside, HR files with personal docs of students and employees.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.