University College London (ISD) has fallen victim to a major ransomware attack after a phishing email activated malware which encrypted files on local drives and network shared drives. The attack may have involved a zero-day vulnerability because the malware bypassed existing security controls, the university's information services division (UCL) said. In response to the attack, the UCL stopped access to N: and S: drives. However, back-up measures should protect most data, including data encrypted by the malware, according to the UCL.
University College London (UCL) has fallen victim to a major ransomware attack after a phishing email activated malware which encrypted files on local drives and network shared drives. The attack may have involved a zero-day vulnerability because the malware bypassed existing security controls, the university's information services division (ISD) said. In response to the attack, the ISD stopped access to N: and S: drives. However, back-up measures should protect most data, including data encrypted by the malware, according to the ISD.