UK Universities Suffer Distributed Denial of Service Attack
| Incident Impacts | Loss of Externally Accessible Services |
|---|---|
| Affected Sector | Education |
| Associated Intrusion Sets | Anonymous Sudan |
Students at the University of Cambridge were unable to access IT services including the Moodle learning platform after a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack against university systems.
Reporting suggests that other universities using the UK's JANET academic computer network were also affected.
The group which call themselves 'Anonymous Sudan' reportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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