Michigan State University is actively monitoring and investigating a potential cybersecurity threat, according to a campuswide email sent by MSU IT.
MSU IT, its cybersecurity partners, law enforcement and the State of Michigan are working together to take the “appropriate steps” to protect the university, its information and the continued delivery of campus services, MSU Spokesperson Emily Guerrant wrote in an email to The State News.
“The investigation is ongoing, and MSU has not determined that any personal information was compromised,” Guerrant said.
MSU sent an email on Oct. 1 to faculty, staff and students prompting them to reset their NetID passwords following suspicious cybersecurity activity.
The ransomware gang BYOD claims to be responsible for the cybersecurity incident, according to The Record. BYOD added MSU to its site on Monday, claiming it stole data from 1.3 million current and former MSU students.
BYOD also claims to be behind the cyberattack that shut down a University of New Mexico hospital last week.
MSU was not aware that the ransomware group was involved in last month’s incident, Guerrant said in an email. She didn’t comment on if the group stole data from 1.3 million current and former students.
There’s no confirmation that the current potential cybersecurity threat is linked to last month’s incident, Guerrant said. The alert was for general awareness, asking people to be “extra vigilant” and consider best practices for cybersecurity threats.
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