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.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Evanston Township High School
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- ETHS started the school year while recovery work from the ransomware attack was under way.
- ETHS struggled with recovery even after the June ransomware attack.
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Impact: Two-day school closure, cancellation of summer classes, sports camps and other activities, and relocation of the ACT test venue
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.
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