Cyber attack - Current news and information
Dear students, prospective students, and Furtwangen University employees,
Unfortunately our IT infrastructure has suffered a hacker attack. As a result, the entire IT infrastructure of the university is currently unavailable. This includes email communication and everything for which you require your university login to access (also from home). Our website and all central services including the learning platform FELIX and the libraries are also affected.
The news bulletins below are ordered chronologically.
We will keep you informed here of any new developments.
Best regards
The university management
FAQ page online
Frequently asked questions are answered on our External link opens in a new window:FAQ page. This is currently under construction and will be updated constantly
Contact for press inquiries
For all press inquiries, please contact our Press Officer Anja Bieber by phone at: 07723 920 2736 and currently at Email application is started:presse.hfu(at)web.de.
Reachable by telephone
The HFU landlines are not affected by the cyberattack. It is possible to redirect your phone, for example to your home office, as normal. Our conference tool, alfaview, is also fully functional. Rooms are currently being set up and will be available shortly.