East Central University suffers BlackSuit ransomware attack

The East Central University (ECU) of Ada, Oklahoma, has revealed that a ransomware gang launched an attack against its systems that left some computers and servers encrypted and may have also seen sensitive information stolen.

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University of Minnesota Confirms Data Breach, Says Ransomware Not Involved

University of Minnesota confirms data was stolen from its systems, says no malware infection or file encryption has been identified.
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The First Search Engines, Built By Librarians

Before the Internet became the advertisement generator we know and love today, interspersed with interesting information here and there, it was originally a network of computers largely among various universities. …read more Continue reading The First Search Engines, Built By Librarians

“Foolish” university hacker jailed after selling exam papers to fellow students

A former student at the University of South Wales has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, after hacking into the institution’s computer systems and selling the answers to exam papers for thousands of pounds.

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Half-mile-long design institute to rise at the foot of Phoenix Mountain

Shenzhen, China, isn’t exactly lacking in huge buildings but a new university by Dominique Perrault Architecture and Zhubo Design, with engineers BuroHappold, would stand out even in that booming megacity. Assuming it actually goes ahead as planned, it… Continue reading Half-mile-long design institute to rise at the foot of Phoenix Mountain

How Educational Institutions can Disrupt Ransomware Attackers

Educational institutions face a variety of cybersecurity challenges related to the current extended remote learning reality. Not only do they face diverse attack surfaces to secure, but they often do not have control of the devices connecting to the n… Continue reading How Educational Institutions can Disrupt Ransomware Attackers