the University of Maastricht will soon be more guides to enable students and staff to write 1Limburg. They can turn to with their questions, as a result of the cyber attack, which took place on the Eve of christmas. Also, to open the university on January 2, once again open its doors, regardless of the situation surrounding the attack.
the systems used by The university of grew Tuesday to become infected with a browser hijacker. This gijzelsoftware to block hackers from the computers and files until the victim is in a some money. Since christmas Eve, students, and staff will no longer have access to your data and e-mail. Also, you do not have access to a lot of scientific data.
The university has negentienduizend students and 4,500 staff members, and has received in the past few days, with more than 250 questions. The board of Directors, and the deans of the faculties shall “in the short term, along with students and staff, due to this situation, you will be in trouble in any way able to be addressed,” states the university.
If the systems are in the air, it is still not known, “due to the size and scale of the attack. For the same reason, it is in accordance with the university and also exactly what systems are affected and which are not. This will require, according to the university, “further specialist investigation”. There will also be measures to be taken in the future against such attacks and to to.
in Addition, the university, in which special attention is given to urgent and important matters, such as the onderwijsroosters, examinations, term papers, applications (restriction, training, grants, research, applications. “To do this, we look for solutions, and we want to be more clear.”
as of Friday, and let the university know, in a conversation with the would-be attackers. Or is it a ransom was demanded and whether or not the university is willing to pay for it, it is not well known.
