All classes canceled at Irish university as it announces ‘significant IT breach’

Munster Technological University (MTU) in Ireland announced on Monday that its campuses in Cork would be closed following a “significant IT breach and telephone outage.”

“All classes, full-time and part-time, are cancelled” on both Tuesday and Wednesday, the university’s statement said.

A number of learning tools, including one called Canvas used to manage student assignments, are reportedly affected. It is not clear how soon MTU expects to be able to get them up and running again, nor if classes will …

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