Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has suspended deputy vice-chancellor Professor Bhekisipho Twala over a data breach that resulted in “hundreds of thousands” of records being stolen, News24 reports. The hack reportedly occurred on 17 December 2023...
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In 2023, 43% of all ransomware in education attacks in 2023 targeted Higher Ed and 36% of attacks targeted K-12. Ransomware attacks on Higher Ed increased 70% between 2022 and 2023, with 68 attacks in 2022 and 116 total attacks in 2023. Click here to...
Net safety specialists and employees of Reykjavík University (HR) have been hard at work getting the university system back on line and recovering files since Friday morning, Vísir reports, following a cyber attack. In a statement from HR, it is believed...
Hackers working for Russia’s intelligence services are impersonating researchers and academics in an ongoing campaign to gain access to their colleagues’ email accounts, according to messages and files seen by Recorded Future News and independently...
The university said on Friday that it is battling to keep the hackers out of critical zones by isolating parts of its IT system. The Swiss authorities have been alerted, along with students and employees who have been advised to change their passwords...