The University of Manchester

One of the major educational institutions in the UK, the University of Manchester, was the victim of a cyberattack. The renowned university believes that the threat actors have taken data from its systems.

The Information Commissioner's Office, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), the National Crime Agency, and other regulatory organizations were among the local authorities that the institute already informed.

The business reported that an unauthorized entity had probably copied data after accessing several of their systems.

For clients' information, the University has also created a FAQ website concerning the ongoing investigation. The institution emphasized that there is no evidence to imply that customers' private bank information has been accessed.

Source: https://securityaffairs.com/147290/data-breach/university-of-manchester-cyber-attack.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-manchester

"id": "the23011623",
"linkid": "university-of-manchester",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

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                        'location': 'UK',
                        'name': 'University of Manchester',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
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 'description': 'One of the major educational institutions in the UK, the '
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                "taken data from its systems. The Information Commissioner's "
                'Office, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), the '
                'National Crime Agency, and other regulatory organizations '
                'were among the local authorities that the institute already '
                'informed. The business reported that an unauthorized entity '
                'had probably copied data after accessing several of their '
                "systems. For clients' information, the University has also "
                'created a FAQ website concerning the ongoing investigation. '
                'The institution emphasized that there is no evidence to imply '
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 'title': 'Cyberattack on the University of Manchester',
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