Cyber attack causes Rutgers internet service interruptions

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A cyber attack against the Rutgers University computer network is responsible for ongoing interruptions in internet service, school officials said Tuesday.


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The attack comes at a particularly sensitive time as graduation and finals near. Here's what Rutgers students are saying about it.


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The attack comes at a particularly sensitive time as graduation and finals near. Here's what Rutgers students are saying about it.


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Yeah, I can't access the internet from my office (although I can from home). Worse, we give a lot of web-based exams, and, unless this situation is resolved, students will have to come to school to do those exams rather than have the convenience of working wherever they please.

 

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"The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting the university with its search," said agency spokeswoman Celeste Danzi on Wednesday. Danzi declined to provide additional details of the bureau's involvement.


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"As of 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 30th, the Office of Information Technology is continuing to work on remediating network service issues," wrote university officials in a Thursday morning Facebook message.


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