Canada's Aurora College hit by cyberattack, classes suspended
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Aurora College in Canada suspended classes from Jan. 5-9 due to a cyberattack during the Christmas break, affecting servers and online platforms. Staff are working to recover systems and remove malicious code, with services expected to be down for the week.
Source: 101.9 CKLB Radio
Aurora College in Yellowknife, Canada has suspended all scheduled classes at all campuses and online during the week of Jan. 5-9 due to a cyberattack, says a senior official with the school. The attack happened during the Christmas break and staff have been working towards remediation and recovery of the system “and to purge any malicious code,” according to a notice from these chool. Access to all of the college’s servers, e-learning platforms, email and self-service and student application portals are not available. It is expected they will be down for the rest of the week. Writing on Facebook, the college said it apologized for the short notice and inconvenience. Aurora College operates three campuses and 21 Community Learning Centres in communities, both large and small in the Northwest Territories. Full Story