The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two days after staff shut the schools connections down in response to a significant cybersecurity concern on the eve of the new school year . The internet shutdown affected campus IT systems used for research and fundraising and could delay financial aid reimbursements . Campus computers are generally cut off from the public internet but students were finding workarounds via their cell phones . An updated statement Tuesday afternoon said staff had made progress in helping students access resources from offcampus computer networks but that the recovery was ongoing . The cause of the outage was unclear . The incident comes weeks after the White House held a highprofile meeting with K school administrators highlighting the need to protect schools against ransomware and other hacks ahead of the school year. Lincoln College a predominantly Black institution in central Illinois was forced to close permanently last year after a cyberattack and the coronavirus pandemic crippled its finances crippled its operations last year . This story has been updated with additional information. This article has been amended with additional details. This story was updated with further information. this story has to be updated with more information. The incident has been published with additional updates from a university spokesperson Kim Broekhuizen, a university spokesman Kim Brokehuizen. A university spokesperson said they did not have additional information to share. A University spokesperson said the university did not provide further details. A spokesperson said it did not comment. The university has provided additional information . The university said they do not have further information to provide. The University has provided an updated version of this article. In the article. The article.. The school has been clarified. In this article, the University of Maryland has been quoted. It has been edited. In fact, the university’s
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