EAST LANSING, Mich.— Michigan State University is actively investigating a potential cybersecurity threat. According to the university, no personal information has been accessed, changed, or stolen.On October 1st at 5 p.m., an email was sent to all MSU users, including students, faculty, and staff, that they are being prompted to reset their NetID password due to “suspicious cybersecurity activity.” “Michigan State University is actively monitoring and investigating a potential cybersecurity threat,” Emily Gerkin Guerrant, the chief communications officer for MSU, said in a statement. “MSU IT, our cyber security 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. The investigation is ongoing, and MSU has not determined that any personal information was compromised.”The ransomware group, known as BYOD, publicly claimed it stole data belonging to 1.3 million past and present Spartans. While it is not clear that the group is responsible for the current potential cybersecurity threat, the university is asking people to be extra vigilant to “protect the university and one another.”
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