Ransomware halts lessons at Evanston Township High School
Evanston Township High School in the US closed for two days and cancelled activities including summer classes and sports camps after a ransomware attack at the weekend. The school announced plans to reopen on Wednesday and decided not to schedule catch-up days for cancelled classes. As recovery continued, the ACT test venue was moved to Lane Tech.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Evanston Township High School
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Two-day school closure, cancellation of summer classes, sports camps and other activities, and relocation of the ACT test venue
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It was announced that summer classes had been cancelled and the school would remain closed until Tuesday owing to a ransomware attack.
- The school announced plans to reopen on Wednesday after a two-day closure.
- The school decided not to schedule catch-up days for classes cancelled because of the cyber-attack.
- As ransomware recovery continued, the ACT test venue was moved to Lane Tech.
14 related reports
- Summer classes canceled at Evanston Township HS after ransomware attack
- ETHS closed through Tuesday due to ransomware attack
- Ransomware attack shuts down Evanston Township High School campus
- ETHS to reopen Wednesday after ransomware attack forces two-day closure
- Ransomware attack shuts down Evanston Township High School
- Evanston Township High School to reopen Wednesday after cyberattack cancels summer school, sports camps
- Ransomware attack forces Evanston Township High School to close for two days
- ETHS to reopen Wednesday after cyberattack
- Evanston Township High School closed for at least 2 days after ransomware attack
- Evanston Township High School sports camps, activities canceled due to cyberattack
- Evanston Township High School pauses summer classes after weekend cyberattack
- ETHS to reopen Wednesday following ransomware attack as D202 board reviews tentative budget
- ETHS: No make-up days for cyberattack cancellations
- ACT exam moved to Lane Tech as ETHS continues recovering from ransomware attack
Other incidents at Evanston Township High School
ETHS Starts School Year While Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack
ETHS was hit by a ransomware attack in June 2026. In August, school started while recovery work was under way, and the fallout from the attack continued into October.
Related reports: 2 · last report →
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.