North Carolina Central University suspends online curriculum after cyberattack

North Carolina Central University is grappling with the aftermath of a cyber incident that has led to the suspension of online classes. Situated in Durham, North Carolina, the university reported that the cyberattack disrupted specific systems, including the campus Wi-Fi network and the online student portal.

The university's IT division received an alert about a potential intrusion into the campus network. To contain the incident, the university disabled affected online services, including those requiring login credentials.

While the university did not provide details whether the cyberattack involved ransomware, the reaction and prolonged outage indicates some sort of cleanup or rebuilding of infrastructure.

Universities have increasingly become attractive targets for cybercriminals, with ransomware attacks being a prevalent threat.