Saga University: ransomware attack on its administrative NAS
On 25 September, Saga University said part of its administrative information system was hit by ransomware. At 8:42 on 24 September it found files on an administrative NAS encrypted, isolated the NAS and stopped using administrative terminals. No impact on education, research or hospital systems was found. It did not say whether data leaked or how many files were encrypted. The September 28 update said administrative terminals reopened at 11:03 on September 27 and normal administrative work resumed September 28. Investigation of the entry route and scope continued.
Disclosed
2026-09-25
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
Unknown
Downtime
Unknown
Timeline
- Detected 2026-09-24
- Disclosed 2026-09-25
- 1 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Ransomware]
- Impact
- [Service outage]
- Entry point
- Unknown
Data exposed or at risk
–
Organizations involved
[Breached][Moderate]Saga, SagaEducation and learning support
Saga University
Sources
- [1][News]国立大にまたサイバー攻撃 佐賀大でランサムウェア被害、NASのファイルが暗号化ITmedia NEWS · 2026-09-28
- [2][Official]事務情報システムにおけるランサムウェア被害の発生についてSaga University · 2026-09-28