Ransomware attack — but no lockdown — strikes Niagara University

A ransomware attack has disrupted some tech services — but did not result in a lockdown — at Niagara University. Thomas Burns, the university's associate vice president for public relations, said Thursday afternoon that administrators discovered a ransomware attack on some university email servers Wednesday evening. That has police on campus Thursday investigating, but despite some reports there is no campus lockdown. "University staff are currently working with a third-party vendor to understand…