Munster University of Technology has confirmed that data from its systems has been made available on the "dark web" following last week's cyber attack on its servers in Ireland.
MTU on Friday night obtained an interim injunction from the High Court to prevent the sale, publication, sharing, possession or any other use of any data illegally obtained from MTU systems during the ransomware incident.
In a statement this evening, MTU management said it was not yet possible to establish the nature of the affected data or who was affected.
But last weekend's ransomware attack accessed and copied "some data" from MTU systems and made it available on the "dark web," according to confirmation from its technical advisers and members of the National Cyber Security Center.
According to MTU, the Data Protection Commission has been notified of developments related to the availability of data on the dark web. The university's forensic experts are continuing to investigate the incident and will review the nature of the compromised data.
"While it is not possible to fully ascertain the exact nature of all data (including personal data) affected by this release at this early stage, or the identity of all individuals affected by this release, we have already begun the process of notifying those who may be affected," MTU said in a statement. It added that anyone "at risk" of the incident should follow the advice of the National Cyber Security Centre.
MTU said its campuses will reopen tomorrow after being closed last week in the wake of the cyber attack, with classes running according to existing timetables.
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