Vanderbilt University says a cyberattack may affect campus devices and systems and asks users to disconnect
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Vanderbilt University in Nashville made public a cyberattack on the morning of Monday 9 November and warned that campus devices and systems may be affected, The Record reported. A university spokesperson said its IT team was working to contain the incident, and the university asked people to shut down devices and disconnect from campus WiFi, according to The Record. The ransomware group BYOD listed the university and made claims about stolen data, The Record reported. Vanderbilt said in an update on Tuesday 10 November that some campus-wide systems and applications, including WiFi and Outlook, were safe to use again while others such as CampusPrint stayed restricted, CyberScoop reported. No government or examining company has named an actor.
- When
- 9 November 2026
- Where
- Nashville, the US
- What
- cyber, education
- Attribution
- Not attributed. Vanderbilt named no attacker; the group BYOD claimed the attack, The Record reported, and no government or examining company has named an actor.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-10 13:50 UTC · changed 1 time since
Sources
- Evidence The Record
- Evidence CyberScoop
As of Tuesday morning, the university shared an update that select campus-wide systems and applications were safe to use again
History
- First recorded 10 Nov, 13:50 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
- 11 Nov, 04:23 UTC: sources revised. Daily record, window 2026-11-11T00Z: a later window added citations or corrected the record; checked again against the one rule
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Vanderbilt University says a cyberattack may affect campus devices and systems and asks users to disconnect", record ev-20261110-q4t9, version 2, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261110-q4t9/