The Institute of Space Technology (IST) was attacked earlier this month using ransomware, and the hackers demanded $500,000 in exchange for the data they had taken.
This information appears to consist of passport data, pay stubs, analysis details, and other sensitive employee data.
On a Telegram channel, there is no public access to this material, presumably because of non-compliance, but there is no proof of this.
We’ve attempted to reach IST once more, but it appears that their website is not operational.
hannel, after several days of requesting the ransom from the institution. The material contained passport information, salary stubs, analysis details, and other private university information.
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