UC Irvine Students Hospitalized Following Discord Cyberattack

Hackers demanded a $1,000 ransom after posting graphic images, affecting roughly 3,000 students over four days.

UC Irvine students were targeted in a cyberattack on their Discord servers, where hackers posted graphic and violent images, causing some students to vomit and others to be hospitalized.
The hackers demanded a $1,000 ransom and the attack affected roughly 3,000 students, with the disturbing content continuing to appear for about four days.
Student Alina Kim and others managed to block over 400 accounts associated with the attack and have reported the incident to the UC Irvine police, with plans to escalate it to the FBI.
The university is offering counseling and cybersecurity training to affected students.
The UC Irvine students believe that the hackers have also targeted other schools, including Washington State University and the University of Southern California.