A group claiming to be hackers behind a cyber attack has sent emails to university students and staff alerting them to an impending data leak.
On June 6, "an unauthorized party" "accessed" some systems at the University of Manchester.
According to the email obtained by the BBC, if the university didn't comply with demands, there would be one "last warning" before personal data was disclosed. .
The university declared that it was "working round-the-clock" to fix the problem.
How many people are impacted by the incident is unknown, according to the institution, which has 12,000 employees and about 40,000 students.
In the email, faculty members and staff were threatened with having their private information sold on the black market if the university did not take action. .
After we reported a cyber-incident earlier this month, a university spokeswoman said: "We are aware that some staff and students have received emails purporting to be from the people behind it.
"Our IT department should be notified of any suspicious emails or phishing attempts, and all staff and students should exercise caution when opening them. ".
She claimed that the university was putting "all available resources" into trying to "understand what data has been accessed" and that it was "working round-the-clock.". .
She added that the university would make contact with anyone who was impacted by the incident.
The university is collaborating on the cyber attack with the Information Commissioner's Office, the North West Organized Crime Unit, and the National Cyber Security Centre.
The BBC has gotten in touch with the Information Commissioner's Office.
According to a university spokesman, the hacking incident on June 6 had "no known link" to the MOVEit hack, which also affected the BBC, Boots, and British Airways as victims.
