Malware News Malware attack shutters University of Calgary network

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Computer systems at the University of Calgary were partially operational on Monday following a virus attack that knocked its network offline over the weekend, according to Global News.

Students and staff received the following warning on Saturday: "Do not use any UCalgary-issued computers for any purpose."

A malware attack was believed responsible for disabling IT services, including email, Skype VPN, secure wireless and Active Directory.

One professor, commenting on video, believed because most systems affected were Microsoft-based, the malicious software targeted Windows systems or an exploitable flaw in Windows.

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