Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-02-06 00:00:00
Affected organization: Munster Technological University (MTU)
Affected country: Ireland
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: ALPHVM
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Munster Technological University (MTU) in Ireland announces that its campuses in Cork would be closed following a "significant IT breach and telephone outage." The ALPHV ransomware gang claims responsibility for the attack.