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University of Michigan shuts down school?s internet connections
Only interesting for this list because of NANOG's history with MERIT and
UofM. Long since separated.


https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/politics/university-of-michigan-cyber-incident-offline/index.html

The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two
days after staff shut the school’s connections down in response to a
“significant [cyber]security 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, the university
said Monday.

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 off-campus computer networks, but that the
recovery was ongoing.