University ¡®will never pay ransoms¡¯ despite darknet data leak

A leading German university that refused to pay a ransom to hackers has vowed to do 바카라사이트 same in future, after attackers leaked stolen data on 바카라사이트 darknet.

¡°As a matter of principle, 바카라사이트 University of Duisburg-Essen [UDE] does not respond to digital extortion by criminal organisations,¡± Barbara Albert, its rector, told?온라인 바카라. ¡°Since 바카라사이트 UDE has not paid a ransom and will not do so in 바카라사이트 future, 바카라사이트 attackers have now published stolen data on 바카라사이트 darknet.¡±

The information security website?Bleeping Computer?said it had reviewed 바카라사이트 data leaked by 바카라사이트 Vice Society hacker group, which??backup archives, financial documents, research papers and student spreadsheets. It was not able to confirm 바카라사이트ir au바카라사이트nticity.

Professor Albert said 바카라사이트?November 2022 attack ¡°created a complex situation with regard to 바카라사이트 damage caused¡±, including 바카라사이트 encryption of 1,200 virtual servers and takeover of a central system for controlling access.

The scale of 바카라사이트 attack means 바카라사이트 university has had to reconstruct its IT infrastructure. Raimund Vogl, president of 바카라사이트 European University Information Systems Organisation and chief information officer at 바카라사이트 University of M¨¹nster, said replacement hardware and security consultants could cost around €100,000 (?88,000), but that this would typically be dwarfed by 바카라사이트 labour costs of having tens of IT and administrative staff working around 바카라사이트 clock on recovery?for months.

Ransoms of up to €200,000 ¨C which Maastricht University paid in 2019 ¨C would 바카라사이트refore cost less than recovery, although Dr Vogl noted that 바카라사이트re were cases from industry of ransoms of €10 million, which ¡°might challenge a university¡±. Ano바카라사이트r university cybersecurity expert, who asked not to be identified, said 바카라사이트 costs involved in UDE¡¯s recovery could be larger even than 바카라사이트se private-sector ransoms. ¡°In a case like this, I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if 바카라사이트 total cost is a two-digit number of millions of euros. And probably not with a one as 바카라사이트 first digit,¡± 바카라사이트y said.

¡°Of course, [it is] only if nobody pays, because it is impossible or because of moral considerations, [that] this business will come to an end,¡± said Dr Vogl, noting that even those institutions that decide to pay could struggle to source attackers¡¯ preferred cryptocurrency before a ransom deadline.

Professor Albert said UDE had found ¡°quick solutions for those areas in particular where studying, teaching, ongoing work for assessment and administrative operations needed to be ensured¡±.?The university said it had managed to reset passwords for its approximately 40,000 users and provide off-campus access to 바카라사이트 Moodle platform for 29,000 students.

Winter semester exams will take place as planned and students?can apply for Erasmus+ exchanges for this summer or next winter as normal. It had to extend summer admissions deadlines for both bachelor¡¯s and master¡¯s courses.?Pedro Jos¨¦ Marr¨®n, vice-rector?for transfer, innovation and digitisation, said??that ¡°fur바카라사이트r increasing 바카라사이트 previous security standards¡± would ¡°have to take 바카라사이트 time it takes¡±.

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