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ISAE-Supméca: ransomware hits the engineering school's whole IT
The engineering school in Saint-Ouen says a ransomware attack on October 31 affected its whole IT infrastructure. Email and the website are back, classes continue, ANSSI is involved and a complaint has been filed. The school has not said how the attackers got in or confirmed any data theft.
- Sector
- Education
- Way in
- Not public yet
- Product or vendor
- None named
- How it happened
- Not public yet Checked 8 Nov 2026
- What was stolen
- Not confirmed: the school does not say whether personal or confidential data was taken, and no theft of personal data or research documents has been publicly confirmed.[1][2] Checked 8 Nov 2026
- Who was impacted
- The school, which has about 650 engineering students, says its whole IT infrastructure was affected. Email and the website are back online and classes continue.[1][2] Checked 8 Nov 2026
- Threat actor
- Not attributed
Timeline
- Ransomware attack on the school's IT, on Saturday, October 31, according to the school's statement. [1][2]
- The school files a complaint. [1][2]
- In a statement, the school says the whole IT infrastructure was affected, a crisis cell is in place, ANSSI has been brought in and the CNIL notified. A ransomware group has claimed the attack; its name has not been made public. [1][2]