University of Texas forced to take systems offline in San Antonio after cyberattack
University of Texas at San Antonio took phones and other systems offline after detecting threat activity, with no evidence of data theft.
The University of Texas at San Antonio, which serves 40,000 students across six campuses, detected threat activity at the edge of its academic network over the weekend and took systems including phones offline. Its CTO said the activity was contained before reaching core systems and that the investigation found no evidence of data access or exfiltration. Mandatory password resets for students and teachers were ordered but delayed, and the student payment deadline was extended to Friday as classes begin Wednesday. No hacking group has claimed credit, and universities are frequently targeted around academic calendar transitions.
- Threat activity detected at network edge; contained before core systems
- No evidence of data access or exfiltration found so far
- Mandatory password resets ordered; reset process experiencing delays
- Student payment deadline extended as classes begin Wednesday
- Universities are commonly targeted around academic calendar transitions
- Countries
- United States
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One of the largest universities in Texas is facing a wide range of disruptions following a cyberattack announced on Monday morning. The University of Texas at San Antonio, which serves 40,000 students across six campuses, said its IT team identified threat activity on its academic campus over the weekend and took some systems, including phones, offline in response.
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