Security News > 2021 > February > Lakehead University shuts down campus network after cyberattack
Canadian undergraduate research university Lakehead has been dealing with a cyberattack that forced the institution earlier this week to cut off access to its servers.
In a communication on Thursday, Lakehead University provided some details about the attack saying that it was aimed at its file share servers.
"As soon as Lakehead's Technology Services Centre became aware of the potential threat to our servers, TSC removed all access to them," the University said.
The University recommends anyone that kept credential sets in documents on its file sharing system or on a campus office computer to change their passwords as a precaution.
Lakehead University has canceled all its events, including webinars and virtual Thunder Bay and Orillia campus tours scheduled for this Friday.
In a tweet on Friday, Lakehead University offered a possible solution for students, faculty, and staff to get email access.