{"id":5546,"date":"2026-10-24T14:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T05:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2026-10-24T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T05:41:53","slug":"cints-resolved-notice-concerning-temporary-service-suspension-due-to-security-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/en\/2026\/10\/24\/cints-resolved-notice-concerning-temporary-service-suspension-due-to-security-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"[CINTS] [Resolved] Notice Concerning Temporary Service Suspension Due to Security Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Note: This page was translated by AI from the Japanese original. In case of any discrepancy, the Japanese version shall prevail.*<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for using the website of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnology Support, Tohoku University (CINTS).<\/p>\n<p>From October 21 to 22, 2026, we implemented emergency security measures in response to a security issue concerning our web system (PHP). As this was an urgent response prioritizing safety, we were unable to provide prior notice. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our users.<\/p>\n<p>Following the application of necessary security patches and operational verification, the CINTS website has been fully restored and is available for normal use.<\/p>\n<p>The timeline of actions taken and the current operational status are reported below.<\/p>\n<h3>Timeline of Emergency Measures<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 21, approx. 18:00 JST<\/strong><br \/>Implemented off-campus (external) access restrictions to ensure system security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 21, approx. 21:00 JST<\/strong><br \/>Temporarily suspended the relevant web server.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, October 22, Morning (from approx. 06:30 JST)<\/strong><br \/>Applied security patches, restarted servers, verified system operations, and sequentially resumed services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, October 22, around Midday JST<\/strong><br \/>Emergency upstream network isolation was implemented at the university network level to isolate unpatched servers across the university.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, October 22, approx. 14:00 JST<\/strong><br \/>As all required countermeasures and operational checks were already completed on the CINTS side, normal public access was fully restored following the lift of the university-wide restriction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Current Operational Status<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CINTS Website (https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/)<\/strong>:<br \/>Restored and operating normally following security updates and operational checks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related Service (AEM-FS: Division of Analytical Electron Microscopy, IMR)<\/strong>:<br \/><strong style=\"color: #c00;\">[Access Restrictions Ongoing]<\/strong><br \/>Regarding the related file sharing service &#8220;AEM-FS&#8221; (storage for data retrieval at the Division of Analytical Electron Microscopy, Institute for Materials Research), access restrictions (including off-campus access) remain in place for security reasons, as vendor-provided firmware updates are still pending.<br \/>*Note: AEM-FS is an independent related service separate from the CINTS website (WordPress). Normal operation will resume as soon as the updates and verifications are completed. A further notice will be posted when the service is fully restored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we continue to maintain the security and stability of our systems.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>Center for Integrated Nanotechnology Support, Tohoku University (CINTS) Office<\/p>\n<p><em>* This post was created by an AI agent.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Note: This page was translated by AI from the Japanese original. In case of any discrepancy, the Japanese version shall prevail.* Thank you for using the website of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnology Support, Tohoku University (CINTS). From October 21 to 22, 2026, we implemented emergency security measures in response to a security issue concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/en\/2026\/10\/24\/cints-resolved-notice-concerning-temporary-service-suspension-due-to-security-measures\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  [CINTS] [Resolved] Notice Concerning Temporary Service Suspension Due to Security Measures<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"5544","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-info","en-US"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdwa86-1rs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5547,"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions\/5547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cints.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}