Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsScience History Institute
listed as www.sciencehistory.org · Claimed by NoEscape · listed 2 years ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Nov 30, 2023
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- NoEscape
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- United States
- Sector
- Education
- Listed on leak site
- Nov 30, 2023
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileThe Science History Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of science and its role in daily life. It operates a museum, research library (the Othmer Library), digital collections, oral history archives, and educational outreach programs. The Institute also publishes Distillations magazine and hosts conferences, fellowships, and public programming.
- Industry
- Non-profit Museum & Research Library (History of Science)
- Address
- 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
- Employees
- 51-200
Attack summary
Severity: high — The disclosure status is 'data_published', meaning NoEscape has already released stolen data publicly. As a non-profit institution, records likely include PII of staff, fellows, donors, researchers, and potentially minors (school tours/educational programs), making the confirmed publication of exfiltrated data a high-severity event.NoEscape claims to have attacked the Science History Institute and the disclosure status indicates data has been published, though no specific details on encryption or exfiltration scope are available from the captured leak post.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Institutional records
- Staff and fellowship data
- Donor and supporter information
- Research and archival materials
- Financial records (likely, given non-profit operations)
Sources
- Victim sitesciencehistory.org
Source
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