NYU is facing 10 class action lawsuits alleging that it mishandled applicants’ personal information and failed to meet national cybersecurity standards after a hacker leaked files with more than 3 million names, hometowns and GPAs on the university’s website last week. 

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is grappling with a significant financial deficit following a cyber-attack by the Russian hacking group Rhysida, which resulted in the theft of over one million personal documents.

Academic librarians are well-positioned to raise awareness about illegal websites and their impact on research, writes Mark Seeley — read more on Research Information. 

What is Keeping University Chief Information Security Officers Up at Night.  Visit The Scholarly Kitchen to find out!

Cyberattack on the Hellenic Open University – 813 GB of personal data leaked on the dark web.

Piracy Websites and Research Integrity

Remarks/presentation for Open Athens Access Lab 26 February 2025

By Mark Seeley, Executive Chair SNSI

Join SNSI at the ER&L 20th Annual Library Conference.  'Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Access vs. Security in Scholarly Publishing, a Sponsored Session with SNSI.' 

SNSI Plenary session at UKSG (1 Apr): Cyber Security and the Academic Library: What to Be Worried about and What to Do – Rick Anderson, Heather Lowrie & Susie Winter

Cybersecurity at NISO Plus 2025 - Navigating the Tightrope: Balancing Access and Cybersecurity in Academic Publishing

Open the Gate! Ensuring Easy Authentication While Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks - summary of SNSI presentation in NASIG proceedings