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Osaka Metropolitan University cancels classes after suspected ransomware attack

Osaka Metropolitan University said on Tuesday that the outage left its internal network, email and a range of administrative and academic systems unavailable.

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Osaka Metropolitan University cancels classes after suspected ransomware attack The Record by Recorded Future News · therecord.media · Oct 6, 2026 · Primary source
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