The University of Connecticut was the victim of an attack yesterday morning. The result of the attack was that any connection attempt to a University server or computer was redirected to a non-university server, which effectively resulted in all University IT services (ie. email, HuskyCT etc) being unavailable. The attack also made any global communications during the event impossible.
No servers at the University were compromised and there is no risk to any data that is stored on University infrastructure. This was an attack designed to trick users into installing malware on their local computers.
Anyone trying to connect to University services that continue to experience the issue will need to wait until their Internet Service Provider updates DNS for their services to be restored. This can take up to 24 hours and we expect complete resolution by 4PM today.
If you downloaded/installed the file or are interested in additional details please visit:
http://security.uconn.edu/dns/
The site will include any remediation information we have and will be updated as new information comes available. If you cannot get to the website, or would like to speak to someone please feel free to contact the UITS Help Center/HuskyTech at 860 486 4357 or your department IT person.
Thank You,
Jason Pufahl
Chief Information Security Officer
For more information, contact: UITS Help Center/HuskyTech at 860 486 4357 or helpcenter@uconn.edu