04/30/2021 In March, the University of California (UC) announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that targeted vulnerabilities in Accellion's legacy File Transfer Appliance (FTA). The stolen data included the personal information of faculty and students including their email addresses to which messages were said stating, "Your personal data has been stolen and will be published." As soon as the UC became aware of the breach, it took measures to contain it and began an investigation. The UC also alerted federal law enforcement. In the meantime, the UC advised potential victims to either forward the email to the local information security office or delete it. It also provided victims with recommendations about how to protect themselves, including activating credit freezes and refraining from opening suspicious emails.