Summit Career College Falls Victim to Kairos Ransomware

🏢 About Summit Career College

Founded in 1991, Summit Career College is a California-based vocational school offering affordable, accredited programs for students seeking professional advancement. With multiple campuses across Southern California, including Colton, Santa Ana, El Cajon, and San Bernardino, the college provides training in healthcare, business, and technical fields.

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📌 Overview

On August 28, 2025, the Kairos ransomware group added Summit Career College to its dark web leak portal. The group claims to have exfiltrated 370 GB of sensitive data, including student IDs, financial records, and institutional documents. Kairos has threatened to publish the dataset within 6–7 days unless a ransom is paid.

📊 Key Details

Attribute	Information
Date	2025-08-28
Threat Actor	Kairos
Victim Country	🇺🇸 USA
Industry	Higher Education & Academia
Victim Org.	Summit Career College
Victim Site	summitcollege.edu
Category	Ransomware
Severity	Medium
Network	Tor

📥 Breach Snapshot

Field	Details
Data Types Leaked	Student identification documents, class records, financial statements, staff data
Estimated Records	370 GB
Public Statement	None
Leaked Screenshots	Multiple (IDs, transcripts, financial data visible)

📡 Domain Reputation Summary

Check	Result
Domain	summitcollege.edu
Registered On	2006-11-28
Expires On	2025-10-31
Updated On	2024-10-16
Status	Active
Registrar	Cloudflare (via Summit Career College, Inc.)
Name Servers	KARSYN.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM, COSMIN.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM