The University of Illinois Chicago recently faced a ransomware attack targeting its College of Medicine. Hackers managed to infiltrate some of the college's servers, leading to data theft. An investigation is currently underway to assess the extent of the breach, particularly concerning any personal, research, or academic information that might have been compromised. Despite the disruption, the university confirmed that all affected systems have been restored, and importantly, the main network and patient care at UI Health remained unaffected. Law enforcement has been alerted, and the recovery process was undertaken in coordination with various agencies. The university intends to inform individuals whose information may have been stolen. This incident has been linked to a ransomware group known as Booba, which claimed responsibility for the attack by stealing 344 gigabytes of data. Booba, which appears to be a rebranded version of the Frag ransomware group, has been active since the end of July and has already launched 49 attacks. The group targets Windows and Linux systems, encrypting files with a .booba extension. Their targets have included several companies and small county governments, such as Merrimack County in New Hampshire, which also suffered a cyberattack recently but has since recovered.