Howard University announces ransomware attack, shuts down classes on Tuesday

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Jonathan Greig

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Jonathan Greig

| September 7, 2021 — 17:30 GMT (18:30 BST)

| Topic: Security

Howard University announced on Monday that it has been hit with a ransomware attack, forcing the school to shut down classes on Tuesday, according to a statement from the prominent HBCU.

The school said that on September 3, members of their technology team noticed “unusual activity” on the university’s network and shut it down in order to investigate the problem. They later confirmed it was a ransomware attack but did not say which group was behind the attack. 

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Jonathan Greig

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Jonathan Greig

| September 7, 2021 — 17:30 GMT (18:30 BST)

| Topic: Security