Cyber attack on Frankfurter University of Applied Sciences
The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences fell victim to a cyber attack on Saturday. IT systems were shut down, including the elevator.
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The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (UAS) has fallen victim to a cyber attack and has been offline since the weekend. The university management announced on Monday that it had been the target of a "serious hacker attack". Unknown persons gained access to parts of the university's IT infrastructure at 8 p.m. on Saturday. This was reported by Hessenschau, among others.
"Despite very high security precautions, the criminals managed to gain access to parts of the university's IT infrastructure," according to a statement from UAS. As a security measure, external access to the IT systems has been blocked and some services have been shut down. As a result, online enrollment is currently not possible. The police and other authorities have been informed.
Restricted communication and online services
The university is currently unavailable and the official website has also been shut down. "Please note that the elevators in the buildings cannot be used for safety reasons," says UAS. It is unclear when the services will be available again.
The university is providing information about the incident on its maintenance page and its LinkedIn and Facebook profiles. University members will also be informed via the campus network. Classroom teaching will continue as usual.
Further cyber attacks on universities
The attack on the UAS systems is one in a series of similar cases. It was only in May that a cyber attack on the police university in Wiesbaden was reported, in which sensitive data was apparently stolen. Shortly before that, email addresses of the University Medical Center Main were leaked. In October 2023, the University Hospital Frankfurt was attacked by cyber criminals, which resulted in invoices having to be faxed, among other things.
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