NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — UPDATE (9 a.m.): Vanderbilt University says several key systems and applications are back online as it continues responding to a campus-wide cybersecurity incident.Campus Wi-Fi, Vanderbilt email through Outlook, Brightspace, Zoom and Okta are now available. The university says students, faculty and staff can also resume using Vanderbilt-owned devices.The university confirmed that YES (Your Enrollment Services) is operational, allowing sophomore class registration to proceed as scheduled.However, other university systems and applications remain restricted, including CampusPrint.Vanderbilt officials are asking anyone who notices suspicious activity when powering on a device to immediately contact the IT Service Desk at 615-343-9999.Vanderbilt Information Technology continues working with government agencies and other partners to manage the incident. The university says its response efforts have also limited normal communications, but additional updates will be provided throughout Tuesday and the rest of the week as needed.________________________ORIGINAL STORYVanderbilt University is actively investigating a cybersecurity incident that forced IT officials to implement safety protocols across campus on Monday. The cyberattack pushed the university to order students, faculty, and staff to immediately shut down devices and disconnect from university networks.Campus Wi-Fi access was successfully restored late Monday evening, but core university systems, applications, and cloud-based platforms remain locked down as IT teams and federal law enforcement work to contain the active digital threat.
The disruption began when Vanderbilt Information Technology issued an urgent campus-wide advisory. Officials instructed the college community to immediately power down all university-owned devices and disconnect from campus Wi-Fi.University members were advised to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity on cloud storage platforms such as Microsoft OneDrive and Box. IT leadership highlighted several warning signs, including:Unexpected pop-ups, security warnings, or authentication prompts.Files or folders being unexpectedly renamed, moved, modified, or deleted.Unfamiliar applications or permission changes within cloud storage drives.Under university guidelines, anyone observing suspicious device behavior was instructed to refrain from troubleshooting, shut down the hardware immediately, and contact the IT Service Desk using a separate phone or device.
Despite the ongoing restricted access to administrative systems and core learning platforms, Vanderbilt leadership announced that the university will operate on a normal schedule.Students and faculty are expected to report for classes as scheduled. However, university officials have instructed professors to offer flexibility regarding upcoming coursework deadlines and assignments impacted by the system lockout. Student services and Student Care Network offices remain open and are operating on standard schedules.
Vanderbilt IT leadership, in coordination with government cybersecurity agencies and external technical partners, is continuing investigation and remediation efforts to safely restore core systems.Many have asked about Vanderbilt Health and if patient health information has been compromised. Vanderbilt Health say they are aware of the incident, but Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Health are legally and financially separate entities. Vanderbilt Health says they are taking the necessary precautions to ensure the security of computer systems and are continuing to monitor the situation closely on the school campus.Do you have more information about this story? You can email me at Tony.sloan@newschannel5.com.
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