Columbia Investigating Possible Cyberattack After Website Outage

Columbia University is investigating whether a widespread system outage Tuesday was the result of a cyberattack on the Ivy League school, according to people familiar with the situation.

The university said in a statement that it’s working with law enforcement after experiencing an outage affecting its IT systems on its Upper West Side campus and that the school is working to restore services “as quickly as possible.” Columbia’s academic platforms, administrative systems and communication tools have been affected by the outage.

A law enforcement official said the school experienced an access control attack. The school doesn’t have any indication so ...