York University falls victim to 'serious' cyber attack

guest · May 6, 2020

York University falls victim to 'serious' cyber attack
May 4, 2020
https://www.cp24.com/york-university-falls-victim-to-serious-cyber-attack-1.4923913

York University was the victim of a “serious” cyber attack Friday evening, according to the school’s administrators.

The university at Steeles Avenue East and Keele Street says the attack corrupted a number of the school’s servers as well as workstations. However, York says that the university’s IT department worked quickly to shut down the school’s computer systems which “significantly reduced the potential damage.”

“As you can imagine, the investigation is complex, is still ongoing and will likely take some days to complete,” the school said in news release issued on Monday. “UIT (University IT) continues to work 24/7 to bring as many systems back online as soon as they have been inspected and cleared.”
York says that the impact of the breach would have been much worse if not detected and dealt with so quickly.
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guest · May 6, 2020

Students, experts call for explanation after York University suffers 'extremely serious' cyber attack
University has not said if any sensitive personal information was stolen
May 4, 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-university-cyber-attack-1.5555106

Students and digital security experts say York University must release more information about what the school calls an "extremely serious" cyber attack last week.

As of Monday afternoon, some of those programs remained offline, including portals where students can access OSAP applications, tuition fees and final grades from the winter semester.
York has advised that everyone at the university will need to reset their passwords as a result of the attack.

"There haven't been many consistent updates, which is concerning," said YFS president Fatima Babiker in an email to CBC Toronto.
York says it is now investigating the attack with the assistance of external forensics experts.

"As you can imagine, the investigation is complex, is still ongoing and will likely take some days to complete," said chief information officer Donald Ipperciel in a statement.
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Attacker 'looking to do some damage'
While York has not provided detailed information about the type of attack it suffered, security analyst Claudiu Popa said the language used by the university suggests students and faculty should be concerned.

"We can surmise that anything that spreads on servers and workstations is likely to not just be something that replicates quickly but is something that is looking to do some damage," said Popa, a cyber security expert at Informatica security.
He also questioned the university's public response following the attack, expressing surprise that York did not release information that might help students and faculty protect themselves if their personal information was compromised.
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