University of Alicante thwarts major ransomware attack on IT infrastructure

IT Service technicians worked diligently throughout the weekend to verify that “there has been no data breach and the University’s core systems remain unaffected; consequently, the UA administrative operations, excluding the services disabled as a precaution, have continued to run smoothly.”

The academic institution confirmed that “although the malware managed to penetrate some servers, no compromised or sensitive information has been affected by the attempted attack, meaning that personal, financial, and academic data have remained secure at all times.”

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