Springfield Public Schools security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Springfield Public Schools, with related coverage.
Springfield Public Schools Cyberattack Closes Schools and Leaks Data
23KImpact: Academic operations affected for about 23,000 students; breach of information on students, staff, retirees and volunteers
Springfield Public Schools in Massachusetts, United States, suffered an outage of essential operating systems in a cyberattack and closed schools, affecting about 23,000 students. Access to student medical records and phone and some administrative services were suspended, and a breach of student and staff information was later confirmed. Schools resumed classes and began restoring laptops, and credit monitoring support was expanded as the victims grew to include long-serving employees, retirees and volunteers.
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