It’s believed no personal information was leaked after the University of Winnipeg was hit by a cyber attack on the weekend, however, the school is still working to get all services back up and running.
That update was provided to 1,000 people Wednesday afternoon during a virtual town hall.
Todd Mondor, the school’s president and vice-chancellor, said once the school became aware of the issue, their systems were shut down to prevent any damage from happening.
“The (Technology Solutions Centre) staff has been working around the clock since this breach was discovered on Sunday, to understand the consequences of the breach, and to bring back services in a way that preserves the safety of our entire system and prevents the threat actor from gaining re-admittance and causing any additional damage,” said Mondor.
The attack resulted in classes being cancelled on Monday and a number of online services have yet to …