University of Neuchâtel again targeted by hackers
The University of Neuchâtel was again the victim of a cyber attack last week. The educational institution was already attacked by hackers in February.
As the canton of Neuchâtel in a statement writes, a targeted attack on the email infrastructures of the Neuchâtel educational network was identified on October 19, 2022. The attacks continued towards evening. In the course of this, access to the Internet was shut down for all users of the Neuchâtel university network.
A cyberattack on the university network of the University of Neuchâtel could already be identified in February of this year. Unknown persons also attacked several medical practices in Neuchâtel in March. In the process, patient data from several tens of thousands of people ended up on the darknet.
This time, the university's Faculty of Education was affected by the current security incident. The IT department is currently conducting investigations with external cyber specialists to contain the attack.
Source: Ne.ch, editorial office
