Loyalist College confirms it experienced a July 9 cyber attack

Loyalist College announced it has "retained third party experts to investigate the cause and scope of the incident and assist with restoration."

Article content According to a post on the Loyalist College website Wednesday morning, a cyber attack was “identified on July 9 and has been contained.” “We immediately notified provincial authorities and initiated an investigation. The college alerted our community to the system interruption through an announcement posted on our website.

We also retained third party experts to investigate the cause and scope of the incident and assist with restoration,” the college said. Recommended Videos Hannah Brown, director of marketing and communications, told The Intelligencer Wednesday morning the college is not releasing any more details at present other than what was issued in the statement. The college said: “Our network remains impacted, affecting a range of systems and services, including email, on-campus internet access, myLoyalist, Canvas and college systems that support student registration and tuition and fee payments.

The college website is available and telephone services are operational.” The campus remains open and in-person classes are continuing. Online classes delivered through the college’s learning management system, Canvas, are suspended until further notice.

OntarioLearn courses are continuing as scheduled. “We understand that a situation like this can create uncertainty, concern and disruption. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work through this situation.

We are committed to responding with transparency, care and accountability, and are making significant progress each day toward restoring systems and services,” the college said.