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Computer Systems at Carleton University Shut Down due to Ransomware

November 30th, 2016 Uzair Amir Hacking News, Malware, Security 0 comments
Computer Systems at Carleton University Shut Down due to Ransomware
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Carleton University (Canada, Ottawa, Ontario) students must keep their computers and Wi-Fi routers off because some of the computers at the university are infected with ransomware. The malware uses encryption to lock the files on the system and ask for ransom.

On Tuesday morning, the IT department of the university issued a notification to staff and faculty members citing network issues as the main cause of interrupted accessibility of computer systems.

Also Read: New Lethal Version of Mirai Botnet Claims First Target: Deutsche Telekom

According to the computing and communications services department of the school, it is believed that all the systems that are Windows based and accessible from their main network could be compromised.

One of the students got victimized by the ransomware and sent an email to the department informing that the attackers have asked for payment in the untraceable bitcoin currency.

The student saw a message on the computer of the school and realized that the attackers wanted 2 bitcoin per machine or a total of 39 bitcoin in exchange for the decryption key. It must be noted that 39 bitcoin equals CAD $38,941 approx.

All the students have been warned by the school’s administration for reporting the message immediately and to avoid proceeding with the attacker’s demand for ransom.

Steven Reid, Carleton’s media relations officer, told CBC that the concerned department was “trying to sort out the details still,” and that the virus has affected multiple systems but the university is unaware of the severity of the situation as yet.

Therefore, students at the university have been alarmed and asked to keep their computers off and not to use the wireless network of the school at all.

It is noted that the network issues reported by the IT department via Twitter were identified to be impacting the course registration, payroll, admissions and administrative services’ hub of the university called Carleton Central and the email system.

Also Read: ‘No More Ransom’ Anti-Ransomware Portal; Recovers Encrypted Data for Free

Network issues are being experienced impacting a number of services including email, Banner, Carleton Central. The team is investigating.

— ITS (@Carleton_IT) November 29, 2016

We have detected a threat to our network. Our team is assessing the situation and taking steps to secure the network https://t.co/DxTbU3fyOV

— ITS (@Carleton_IT) November 29, 2016

Please refrain from connecting to our network at this time. It is safe to access applications (cuLearn, portal, etc) from off campus.

— ITS (@Carleton_IT) November 29, 2016

A Tweet from University about three hours ago confirms that systems are still unavailable including staff and faculty email.

A number of systems continue to be unavailable, including staff/faculty email. More updates will be provided shortly.

— ITS (@Carleton_IT) November 30, 2016

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Also Read: Hacker Who Hacked SF Rail System for Ransom Hacked by Another Hacker

Due to the issues with the main systems of the university, students and faculty members have to turn to manual ways for going by their day-to-day activities and are using pen and paper for documenting data.

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Uzair Amir

Uzair Amir

I am an Electronic Engineer, an Android Game Developer and a Tech writer. I am into music, snooker and my life motto is 'Do my best, so that I can't blame myself for anything.'

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