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Cyberattack UM
Background
Hacking attempts at UM captured in a work of art
An installation is by the artist Richard Vijgen at the Minderbroedersberg
Background
For sale: Netflix login code for 2.25 dollar
Maastricht researchers on the dark web
News
University Council issues statement condemning the cyberattack after all
"Since that plenary meeting, we have learned a lot as a council"
Statement
“The University Council condemns, without reservation, and in the strongest possible terms, the criminal cyber attack on the Observant”
Statement University Council
Opinion
When it really matters, the University Council remains quiet
Democracy is a hothouse plant, it will die out if we don’t fight for it
Letter
Cultural war at the UM
At least eighty per cent of the people can live with diversity, but allow themselves to be intimidated by ideological extremists
Opinion
What kind of university do we want to be?
Opinion Jan Smits: "Especially at university you need to hear opinions you disagree with"
Opinion
Has the University Council forgotten that democracy requires a free press?
"The silence has been deafening lately after miscreants had blocked access to Observant’s online publications by launching a DDoS attack"
News
UPDATE: Majority of the University Council does not want to condemn the cyber-attack on Observant
Academic personnel section remains silent during meeting
Editorial
How a discussion went off the rails
The DDoS attack that hit our website around 12 January had only one goal: to silence Observant
News
Observant website intentionally sabotaged
Targeted cyber-attack because of disagreeable reporting
News
Suspects of UM ransomware attack allegedly arrested
News
Dutch Research Council (NWO) refuses to pay ransom to hackers
News
UM receives award for sharing cyberattack experiences
'The UM could have been better prepared'
Report from the Inspectorate of Education on the cyberattack
Again the cyber attack, now on TV
No ‘taxpayer’s’ money to cybercriminals
“Great moral objections” against paying a ransom
UM reveals details about the cyberattack
News
“Good hope” that neither scientific data nor personal information has been stolen
No alarming messages from research circles
News
Cyberattack started back in October; Utrecht was secured
“Those hackers will most likely never be found”
University of Calgary: “We’re a public sector organization and pride ourselves on our openness”
Interview with Canadian computer security expert Tom Keenan
Parliamentary debate on UM cyberattack
Report by the university on 5 February
"The question about the ransom will also be answered then”
UM to reveal all about the hack on 5 February
Reconstruction of the cyberattack based on facts and plausibility
Eliminating the effects of the cyberattack could take weeks
After the hack come the questions: could this have been prevented?
“The UM is solid as a rock in times of crisis”
Martin Paul during his New Year’s speech
“Colleagues here at DKE said: “If everything is up and running again within a month, they will have paid”
The first working day after the hack
Monday 6 January and e-mail system still not up and running
Update: Wi-Fi restored; computers allowed to be switched on
“How long is all this going to take?”
A survey of the UM information desks
Cyberhack: Maastricht University pays ransom
Education programmes resume on 6 January, resits will also take place as planned
A number of IT systems accessible again on 2 January; Questions in parliament about payment of ‘ransom’
UM wants to set up ‘help lines’ for students and staff
More than 250 concerned students and staff e-mail the UM
UM has been in contact with cybercriminals
Very little information released
Cyber-attack on Maastricht University