Exams have been pushed back another week at the University of Winnipeg after a cyber attack brought down the university’s online network.
The exam period is now scheduled to take place April 18 to May 2, a university communications spokesperson confirmed. The start of exams was initially delayed to early April, and the university made the decision on March 27 to give students more time to prepare in the aftermath of the cyber attack.
The winter term has been extended to April 12, at instructors’ discretion, and the university has advised students to check with their instructors to find out if their course has been extended to make up for the online disruptions.
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The University of Winnipeg cancelled classes March 25 after a cyber attack.
University officials made the decision to shut down the network and take systems offline to protect against a cyber attack March 17 that University of Winnipeg President Todd Mondor has described as a “targeted criminal attack.”
“We are working with the Scheduling office on minimizing the impact of this change. Further information regarding the scheduling of exams will follow as soon as it is available,” states an update posted on the university’s website March 28.
University officials previously told a town hall meeting they didn’t expect critical systems to be back up and running until later this week.
Details on the nature of the cyber attack haven’t been disclosed. The university has said it is not aware of any breach of personal information.