Belhaven University Took Parts of Its Network Offline After Cybersecurity Incident
Summary
Belhaven University suspended access to parts of its internal network on March 6 after identifying a cybersecurity incident. Some services remain unavailable as recovery continues; online classes are set to resume March 19.
Key points
- Belhaven University said it identified a cybersecurity incident on March 6 and suspended access to portions of its internal network.
- Impacted systems were taken offline while the university worked with cybersecurity specialists and law enforcement.
- As of March 18, some services remained unavailable, though the university said restoration was progressing well.
- The university said most student services were operating normally and online classes would resume March 19.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Belhaven University
- Victim Domain
- Unknown
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack; the university described the event as a cybersecurity incident.
- Incident Date
- 2026-03-06
- Affected Records
- Unknown
- Affected Data Size
- Unknown
- Operational Impact
- Access to portions of the internal network was suspended and impacted systems were taken offline. As of March 18, some services remained temporarily unavailable; most student services were operating normally, and online classes were scheduled to resume on March 19.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed