TROY – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is dealing with a malware attack that has shut down much of its computer network, impacting the university’s students as they go into finals for the spring semester.
“Rensselaer is investigating a trespass into our University network,” a message sent out to the RPI community Friday night stated; it was provided to the Times Union on Saturday.
RPI has called on law enforcement to help it deal with the situation as the end of the semester approaches.“We have temporarily suspended access to the network as we work with law enforcement and cyber security experts to determine the extent of the trespass,” the statement says.
The most recent posting on the home page of RPI’s website is from Thursday.
The world-renowned engineering school’s email system appears to be down, with members of the RPI student body, staff and faculty unable to receive communications. The Student Information System, which provides students with access to courses, catalogs and other information, also is offline. Calling up any of those pages results in the response, “This site can’t be reached.”
RPI has advised students that steps are being taking to assist those who are scheduled for final exams being offered online.
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