Ransomware attack may have caused IT breach that shut all four Cork MTU campuses

Gardaí and the NCSC working to establish if cybercriminals were behind the Munster Technological University security breach

Cork School of Music, one of Munster Technological University's four Cork campuses which have been shut due to the cybersecurity threat. Stock picture: Denis Minihane

Munster Technological University (MTU) is working with gardaí and the National Cyber Security Centre to establish if a major IT breach that led to the closure of its four Cork campuses is linked to an international ransomware attack on hundreds of organisations.

MTU’s four Cork campuses will remain closed today and an update is expected later on whether students can return to campus tomorrow as planned.