Overview

• The outage on Tuesday affected IT systems across Columbia’s Upper West Side campus, disrupting academic, administrative and communication platforms.
• Columbia’s main website went down with an unknown error message, prompting an IT email alert about intermittent service interruptions.
• The university has engaged law enforcement to support the cyberattack investigation and expedite restoration of services.
• Officials report there is currently no indication of ransomware activity or compromised data.
• The incident comes as Columbia navigates a $400 million federal funding cut over antisemitism allegations and leadership turnover.