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In early 2021 the University of Toronto was impacted by a major security incident involving the Accellion File Transfer Appliance. This vulnerability allowed unauthorized actors to gain access to sensitive academic and administrative files. The breach affected numerous high-profile institutions globally including this university. The compromised data included internal documents and personal information of students and staff members. This incident was part of a wider series of attacks by the Clop ransomware group targeting legacy file sharing systems.