The website of Edinburgh University was still down at the time of writing after the institution suffered a major cyber-attack during its Freshers’ Week.
A university spokesman told the Edinburgh Evening News that it has “rigid measures in place” to protect IT systems and data.
“Our defenses reacted quickly and no data has been compromised,” he added. “We will continue to work with our internet service provider, [national cybercrime investigators] and with other universities to prevent these network attacks in future.”
By Phil Muncaster
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