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The Antwerp, Mechelen, and Kempen campuses of the Thomas More University of Applied Sciences were targets of a cyberattack.

As a result of this attack, the computer systems are overwhelmed, but no data was stolen, and the students were hardly inconvenienced at all. Thomas More is going to call the police and complain.

period the company's systems were down for a period, the students were largely unaffected.

It was discovered that the school's security system operated effectively, preventing any hacking attempts and enabling a speedy return of all equipment to service.

Source: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/21/thomas-more-hogeschool-slachtoffer-van-cyberaanval-maar-geen-ge/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/thomas-more-hogeschool

"id": "tho103924923",
"linkid": "thomas-more-hogeschool",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "09/2023",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': ['Antwerp', 'Mechelen', 'Kempen'],
                        'name': 'Thomas More University of Applied Sciences',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'description': 'The Antwerp, Mechelen, and Kempen campuses of the Thomas More '
                'University of Applied Sciences were targets of a cyberattack. '
                'As a result of this attack, the computer systems were '
                'overwhelmed, but no data was stolen, and the students were '
                "hardly inconvenienced at all. The school's security system "
                'operated effectively, preventing any hacking attempts and '
                'enabling a speedy return of all equipment to service.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'None',
            'downtime': 'Period of downtime',
            'operational_impact': 'Minimal',
            'systems_affected': 'Computer systems'},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes',
              'remediation_measures': 'Speedy return of all equipment to '
                                      'service'},
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Thomas More University of Applied Sciences',
 'type': 'Cyberattack'}
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