Russian hackers threaten to publish 'confidential' MTU data unless paid a 'significant' ransom

Cork School of Music is part of the Munster Technological University campus in Cork City. MTU received a ransom note, Mr Justice Garrett Simons was told at a late sitting of the High Court on Friday night. Picture: Denis Minihane.
Munster Technological University (MTU) is being blackmailed and held to ransom by a group of hackers believed to be based either in Russia or part of the former Soviet Union, the High Court has heard.
The cyberattack on MTU's computer systems is believed to have been carried out by individuals in a ransomware group known as ALPHV, aka BlackCat or Noberus, the court heard.