Security News > 2023 > April > Medusa ransomware claims attack on Open University of Cyprus
The Medusa ransomware gang has claimed a cyberattack on the Open University of Cyprus, which caused severe disruptions of the organization's operations.
OUC is an online university based in Nicosia, Cyprus, that provides remote learning.
Last week, the university published an announcement about a cyberattack that had occurred on March 27, that resulted in several central services and critical systems going offline.
"As a precaution, access is not provided to the University's eLearning Platform, Employment Portal, the Portal for applications of prospective students, and other critical systems that mainly concern the University community," reads the OUC announcement.
Today, the Medusa ransomware group posted OUC on its data leak site, giving the institute 14 days to respond to its ransom demands.
Local media also reported that the same hackers attempted to breach the University of Cyprus and also the Ministry of Defense, but both entities managed to block the intrusions by detecting them early and isolating the impacted systems.
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