UCC recovers majority of €35k payment after email scam

A hacker infiltrated the email system of the Tyndall Institute's industry partner, documents show

The fraud incident related to the UCC Tyndall Institute (pictured) and an industry partner in the Netherlands, which were targeted during the 2024/25 financial year. File picture

University College Cork managed to recover almost all of a €35,000 payment that had been fraudulently diverted by hackers, new documents have shown.

Its fraud review panel conducted a full review of the situation and reported it to An Garda Síochána, according to the university’s financial statements for 2024 that have been laid before the Oireachtas.