[BreachExchange] Lakehead University campus computers remain inaccessible due to cyber attack

[Destry Winant]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/lakehead-university-cyber-attack-1.5918516

Computers on Lakehead University's campus remain unavailable for use
as the institution continues to deal with a cyber attack.

Lakehead announced the cyber attack Tuesday afternoon, saying at the
time all computers on both the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses were
being shut down.

Lakehead University responding to cyber attack

In an update provided on Thursday morning, Lakehead said the attack
was directed at its file share servers, and Technology Services Centre
staff removed all access to those services as soon as they became
aware of the attack.

Staff are working to determine exactly which servers, and data, were
affected by the attack. In the meantime, all information stored on the
file servers will be inaccessible, and all campus computers
unavailable for use.

Lakehead said cybersecurity experts have been brought in to
investigate and help staff resolve the matter.

Later Thursday, Lakehead released another update stating it's
reviewing key dates in the academic calendar due to the attack.

"As course requirements and deadlines differ across programs,
individual students may be impacted in multiple and varying ways," the
statement reads. "Faculties are currently reviewing the situation and
students will be updated by program or individual instructors about
how concerns relating to assignments, exams and similar issues will be
addressed."

Lakehead is working to restore services, so course delivery can resume
next week.