The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been confronted by a massive data breach that has compromised personal information of precisely 20,870 students, staff and past graduates. The investigation revealed that the school’s “Moodle learning...
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Hackers are targeting universities and research institutes with ransomware, leaving staff and students without the ability to work. For hackers, academic institutions are desirable targets for two reasons: some have deep pockets from which to pay a...
The Malwarebytes annual threat report calls 2023 “the worst ransomware year on record” after attacks spike by 70 percent. Two ransomware gangs were behind much of the increase, Malwarebytes concludes, with LockBit and Rhysdia, formerly known as Vice...
Nearly six months after a cyberattack on Memorial University’s Grenfell campus, the Corner Brook institution is shutting down its internet for more than two weeks in an effort to fix lingering issues. Click here to read the full articleGÉANT does...
The lawsuit, filed April 29 in federal court, alleged that a ransomware group in February 2023 stole W-2 tax forms from former professor Erika Titus-Lay as well as from thousands of former and current employees and students. The lawsuit alleged Titus’ W...