Hochschule Kempten, a university of applied sciences in the city of Kempten in Germany, has announced being targeted by a criminal cyberattack that forced the institution to take down its IT infrastructure.
In a statement published Tuesday, the institution said: “Despite very high security precautions, the criminals managed to gain access to parts of the university’s IT infrastructure.”
Access to several IT systems were blocked as a precaution, meaning the university cannot currently be reached by email, although the telephone system is still working.