UK research university Newcastle University says it will take several weeks to get IT services back online after DoppelPaymer ransomware operators breached its network and took systems offline on the morning of August 30th. The university hasn’t yet decided if account passwords will also be reset but it says that it may do so based on internal support teams and third party consultants’ recommendations. The attack is now being investigated by the UK Police and the National Crime Agency in cooperation with the Newcastle University IT Service (NUIT) The university also advised students and staff to copy essential files from their share drive to their OneDrive accounts.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/doppelpaymer-ransomware-hits-newcastle-university-leaks-data/