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Saskatchewan Polytechnic administrators say the post-secondary institution has largely recovered from a cyberattack that crippled its systems last fall.
Online classes were cancelled for several days after the Oct. 30 incident. Vice-President of Administrative Services Cheryl Schmitz confirmed at a media update on Thursday that the issue began when someone opened an email attachment that contained malicious software.
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Schmitz said outside experts were brought in to help, and have managed to get most systems fully functional. Remaining fixes include a new online registration tool for Continuing Education programs. She said registration is currently being done by phone, and is expected to be available online in the next few weeks.