The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) have announced it was the victim of a “cyber crime” which affected a number of its systems. Following the cyber attack, an extortion group demanded £450,000 in bitcoin or it would release confidential details on the dark web. A spokesperson confirmed that some staff data had been […]
The University of the West of Scotland website is now back up and running after experiencing an “cyber incident” which affected a number of its digital systems. Earlier this week, the University worked with experts from Police Scotland, the National Cyber Security Centre, and the Scottish government to restore the website service. For a time, […]