‘Serious hacker attack’ forces Frankfurt university to shut down IT systems

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences was hit by a serious hacker attack around 8pm that led to a full shutdown of IT systems, restricted communications (including email and online enrollment), and safety-related disabling of some building systems; the university has reported unauthorized access, notified police, and cannot yet estimate the extent or recovery time. The incident is noted as part of a string of recent cyberattacks against German universities of applied sciences, but technical details and confirmation of ransomware or data exfiltration are not provided.