On Friday, the University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, reported that it had been the target of a serious cyberattack. This attack is part of a recent surge of hacks targeting German-speaking institutions. The university's website is currently unavailable, but their press office can still be reached by phone. In a statement, the university said that the attack was conducted by perpetrators who acted in a very professional manner. The identity of the attackers and the nature of the attack were not disclosed. Last month, the Vice Society ransomware group claimed responsibility for an attack against the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. In the past week, the Harz University of Applied Sciences, Ruhr West University, and the EU/FH European University of Applied Sciences have all reported being impacted by cyberattacks. The University of Zurich has more than 25,000 students and 3,700 academic staff, and has campuses across the city of Zurich. It is not yet known what effect the attack has had on academic work. The university has taken measures to counter the attack and has isolated any accounts and systems that have been identified as compromised. They have also made access more difficult. At this time, there is no indication that any data has been encrypted or extracted. The university has informed the relevant organizations and has stated that, thanks to the measures taken, their IT services can still be used by university members. However, individual or comprehensive restrictions of services may be necessary for security reasons and could last for extended periods of time.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:50:02 +0000