Howard University Cancels Classes After Ransomware Attack - Michael Kan, PC Magazine

 Howard University Cancels Classes After Ransomware Attack - Michael Kan, PC Magazine

Howard University in Washington, D.C. has canceled classes for at least one day after a ransomware attack infected the school’s IT systems.  The hackers may have tried to exploit the Labor Day weekend—when employees take time off—to attack the school. University staff first noticed the attack on Friday, and shut down the school's network to prevent the infection from spreading. “We are currently working with leading external forensic experts and law enforcement to fully investigate the incident and the impact,” Howard University wrote in a statement. To give the school’s IT team more time to address the incident, the school also decided to cancel classes on Tuesday. In addition, the campus’s Wi-Fi system has been shut down. 

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