University of Michigan shuts down school’s internet connections

Wed Aug 30 03:52:14 UTC 2023

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.