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The City of Vienna has been hit by a cyberattack that resulted in the copying of 26,000 internal documents, including the personal data of 6,000 individuals. Authorities are investigating the source of the breach, though there is currently no evidence that the files have been published. The Social Democratic Party’s internal power struggle has moved to a Sunday meeting in Vienna, where Andreas Babler will face state leaders. His challenger, Gerhard Zeiler, has positioned himself as an interim candidate and accused the incumbent of practicing pure socialism; Mr Babler has responded by attempting to clarify a situation that colleagues in Carinthia find increasingly untenable. Elsewhere, judges in Salzburg have announced a strike over their workload, suggesting that even the judiciary has its limits. The University of Vienna has entered the global top 100 rankings, though its administration may be less celebratory about a court ruling that will force the university to make its internal exam data public after a student won a legal challenge.

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The City of Vienna has experienced a cyberattack where unknown individuals gained access to IT systems and copied approximately 26,000 internal documents, including data from 6,000 individuals. There is no indication that the data has been published so far.

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Unknown individuals gained access to the IT systems and stole around 26,000 internal documents, including data from 6000 individuals. There is no indication that they have been published.

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Judges in Salzburg are planning to go on strike due to being overburdened with cases, highlighting ongoing issues within the judiciary system.

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Judges in Salzburg are planning a strike due to being overburdened with cases.

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A student has successfully sued the University of Vienna, compelling the institution to make internal data regarding lecturers and exams public. Separately, the University of Vienna has been ranked among the top 100 universities globally by Times Higher Education.

Die Presse: Student wins case against Uni Vienna: Internal data to be public

A student has won a legal case against the University of Vienna, which will now make internal data concerning lecturers and exams public.

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The University of Vienna has been ranked among the top 100 universities globally by Times Higher Education.

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