The University of Guyana victim of a cyberattack

The University of Guyana victim of a cyberattack

The management of the University of Guyana announced this week that it had been the victim of a cyberattack on April 30. Some university files were reportedly encrypted or even erased. In order to recover them, the hackers ask the institute to go to the dark web, to pay a ransom. What management refuses. According to our information, the website was “completely destroyed” and the virus spread to certain applications. A complaint has been filed.

On April 30, the University of Guyana was the victim of a cyberattack. The university management confirmed this information in the interests of transparency during a press conference organized this Monday, May 6, 2024. In fact, strange flows were recorded by the digital department, the professors indicated difficulties to connect to the servers. It was only the next day that the cyberattack was proven with the establishment of a crisis unit.

According to university management, certain files were encrypted or even deleted. In order to recover them, the hackers ask the institute to go to the dark web, to pay a ransom. What management refuses. Still according to the University, the website was completely destroyed. The virus spread to certain applications. As a security measure, all servers have been shut down.

Teachers were able to retrieve their mailboxes and students were notified. Communication is now done by email and on social networks, like WhatsApp. No classes or exams have been postponed. A complaint has been filed. A diagnosis and analysis phase was launched in order to quantify the damage and determine the origin of this cyberattack.