The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has ruled out a second cyberattack, saying the activity that led it to shut down several administrative systems on Monday is tied to the breach it disclosed last week, which exposed personal data belonging to some 525,000 people.
Cyberattack on University of Copenhagen exposes data of 525,000 people
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