Security News > 2023 > August > University of Michigan shuts down network after cyberattack
The University of Michigan has taken all of its systems and services offline to deal with a cybersecurity incident, causing a widespread impact on online services the night before classes started.
University of Michigan is one of the oldest and largest educational institutes in the United States, employing over 30,000 academic and administrative staff and having roughly 51,000 students.
Although U-M engaged its IT team to restore the impacted systems, the administration felt it was safest to disconnect the U-M network from the internet due to the severity of the incident.
Zoom, Adobe Cloud, Dropbox, Slack, Google, Canvas, and Adobe Cloud services have been restored and can be accessed from outside networks, although their availability is unstable due to overload. However, the timing of the incident should not be ignored, as the attack occurred on the eve of a new academic year as students and faculty were preparing to start classes.
Due to the lack of access, students will be given special consideration to students for attendance and assignments.
Three weeks ago, Michigan State University disclosed that it had been impacted by the MOVEit data theft attacks.