Cyberattack Paralyzes 4 Quebec CEGEPs: Classes and Exams Cancelled

A recent Cégep de Lanaudière cyberattack has paralyzed the education system, causing classes to grind to a halt and prompting exam cancellations, affecting around 7,000 students. The assailant, targeting the college network’s servers, rendered Omnivox inaccessible – the primary digital platform for both faculty and student communication.

Students logging into Omnivox were met with a disconcerting sight: a flood of images, some of them highly inappropriate. The affected CEGEPs – Lanaudière, L’Assomption, Joliette, and Formation Continue – remain suspended as cybersecurity experts mitigate the cyberattack on Cégep de Lanaudière.

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