Security News > 2024 > January > Kansas State University cyberattack disrupts IT network and services
Kansas State University announced it is managing a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted certain network systems, including VPN, K-State Today emails, and video services on Canvas and Mediasite.
Kansas State University is a public land-grant research university offering 65 masters and 45 doctoral programs.
On Tuesday morning, the university announced on its media portal that it was experiencing disruption in some IT systems, and by the afternoon, it confirmed a cyberattack had caused it.
This is the second published cyberattack on a major educational institute for 2024, following the ransomware attack on the Memorial University of Newfoundland at the start of the month, which forced the organization to postpone the semester start date.
At the time of writing this, no major ransomware groups have taken responsibility for the attack on Kansas State University, but it might be too early in the extortion phase for a public disclosure to be made.
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