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Osaka Metropolitan University cancels classes after suspected ransomware attack

·Source: The Record

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Executive Summary

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

Analysis

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

Originally published by The Record on Oct 6, 2026.

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