Yıldız Technical University's (YTÜ) virtualization infrastructure had been hit by a ransomware attack on 1 October. The Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK) announced that data of about 140,000 students and 4,500 staff may have been affected.
The KVKK publicly disclosed the breach on 7 October and said it had not yet been determined which personal data were affected. The university's website, student information system and application systems were inaccessible for days.