FBI not asked to help with hacker ‘intrusion’ causing computer network outage at UTEP
UPDATE, March 9: The University of Texas of El Paso has not sought help from the FBI for a devastating hacker attack that has shut down computer systems on campus for days.
FBI Special Agent Jeanette Harper told El Paso Matters that UTEP has not contacted the FBI El Paso division for help.
“UTEP has not contacted our office regarding their networking systems being down. Our office is willing to provide resources if and when UTEP decides they need our assistance,” Harper said.
UPDATE, March 8: After UTEP servers for email and other university sites were down since Friday due to a hacker attack, the university said Monday it was able to get Blackboard, the educational platform that allows students to submit assignments and meet for online classes, back up and running.