Cyberattacks target e-learning

In August, University of Mumbai’s Institute of Open and Distance Learning had to call off exams after its server was hit by a cyberattack. In June, students of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) alleged that the institute’s online exam software was infected with malware and crashed their systems. MAHE had refuted the claims.

With thousands of schools and colleges shifting to remote admissions, learning and exams after covid-19, the chinks in cybersecurity are beginning to show.

Cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks, for instance, found over 1,000 spear-phishing attacks targeting educational institutions in India between July and September.