Ransom demand encoded in cyber attack on Munster Technological University 

The college's Cork campuses have been closed for the entire week

Picture Denis Minihane.

Munster Technological University (MTU) has confirmed a ransom demand was embedded in the cyber attack that has closed its four Cork campuses this week. 

The vice president for finance and administration at MTU, Paul Gallagher, confirmed the breach was caused by ransomware that had potentially been working through its IT systems for weeks.