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University of Texas forced to take systems offline in San Antonio after cyberattack

·Source: The Record

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Executive Summary

The University of Texas at San Antonio, which serves 40,000 students across six campuses, said its IT team identified threat activity on its academic campus over the weekend and took some systems, including phones, offline in response.

Analysis

The University of Texas at San Antonio, which serves 40,000 students across six campuses, said its IT team identified threat activity on its academic campus over the weekend and took some systems, including phones, offline in response.
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Record on Aug 18, 2026.

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