Security News > 2023 > August > University cuts itself off from internet after mystery security snafu

The University of Michigan has isolated itself from the internet but, hey, everything's fine!

The institute's president on Tuesday published a letter to the school community thanking everyone for their patience as technical staff work to restore internet access following an undisclosed security incident.

"The loss of internet access and other business functions across the University of Michigan community cast an unfortunate cloud over an otherwise sunny and glorious start to the academic year," said Santa Ono, President of the University of Michigan, in his letter.

Students initially reported being unable to access services that required University of Michigan authentication, such as Canvas and Gmail.

A University of Michigan spokesperson confirmed to The Register that while the authentication system was restored Monday, allowing students and staff to login to some school resources, network services continue to be impaired - to put it politely.

According to the Detroit Free Press, the University of Michigan hospital and health system websites were among those targeted in January by a pro-Russian hacktivist group.

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