San Diego Community College District reported system outages after an attempted cyber attack detected over the weekend. As a safeguard, the district took its internet, email, websites, web-based phones, and student registration systems offline. The disruption affects multiple campuses within the district, including San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar, and Continuing Education. The incident is another reminder that large education systems remain high-value targets for ransomware-style extortion and operational disruption. For higher education leaders, the immediate operational shutdown decision underscores the tradeoff between containment and continuity of student services while incident response is underway.