Cybersecurity incident — 2022-01-11 00:00:00
Affected organization: University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
Affected country: Germany
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Vice Society
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

The Vice Society ransomware claims responsibility for a November 2022 cyberattack on the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and also leaks files they claim to have stolen from the university during the breach, exposing potentially sensitive details about the university's operations, students, and personnel.