Cyberattack shuts down schools in Highline School District, US
Highline School District in Washington state, US, detected unauthorized activity on its technology systems and suspended all schools and school activities. Class cancellations followed, and the district isolated critical systems and worked on recovery with outside experts and government agencies.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Highline School District
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- All schools and school activities suspended
- Cause / method
- Unauthorized activity on technology systems
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- School closures and further class cancellations in Highline School District due to a suspected cyberattack came to light.
- The district isolated critical systems and worked on recovery with outside experts and government agencies.
5 related reports
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