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.

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

Downloading More Than Content: Malware and Piracy Sites - a warning from the US Chamber of Commerce 

SNSI commissioned SHIFT LEARNING - a global-minded independent research agency, specializing in evidence-based market research around education, higher education, and sustainability to administer our global survey of academic librarians to understand their views on cybercrime and what they thought about Sci-Hub.

The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences announced on Monday it was targeted by “a serious hacker attack” that has led to a total shutdown of its IT systems.

Education was the most breached sector in April 2024.