Baruch College Outage Rumored to be Ransomware Attack
In New York, the Baruch College reported a campus-wide system outage on September 25, 2023 that has forced all classes to occur remotely via Zoom and the campus to be closed to “non-essential” faculty and staff. In an Instagram post, which has now been taken down, the Baruch One Stop Shop had said, “Baruch is currently experiencing a ransomware event. We are coordinating a response with CUNY now. Campus internet access is limited.”
Currently the internet connection on campus, VPN access, on-campus remote desktops, Microsoft OneDrive, and DropBox are unavailable. Baruch’s Computing and Technology Center officially did not confirm whether or not a ransomware attack occurred in its communications. An email was sent from CUNY Alert stating that members of Baruch’s faculty should work remotely. Intra-college announcements also stated that Baruch students will be switched to remote until further notice, starting September 26. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page
Currently the internet connection on campus, VPN access, on-campus remote desktops, Microsoft OneDrive, and DropBox are unavailable. Baruch’s Computing and Technology Center officially did not confirm whether or not a ransomware attack occurred in its communications. An email was sent from CUNY Alert stating that members of Baruch’s faculty should work remotely. Intra-college announcements also stated that Baruch students will be switched to remote until further notice, starting September 26. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page