ANU Enterprise is the latest HE group to be hacked, with an unspecified amount of data stolen in the heist reported to be by the 3AM Ransomware group.
An ANU spokesperson confirmed that its’ wholly-owned subsidiary, set up to maximise research revenue, was recently hacked.
“The incident resulted in the encryption and exfiltration of some files stored on the ANU Enterprise IT Systems,” the spokesperson said.
“All individuals and organisations impacted by this incident have been notified and no ransom was paid to resolve this matter.”
The University said all impacted systems and files had been fully restored, and there was no impact on the University’s IT systems, which operate separately.
The hacking event follows Western Sydney’s revelation of its’ second hack of the year.
ANU has not yet disclosed the number of files stolen, the size of the breach, the number of people and/or business partners affected or the nature of the information exfiltrated.
