Idaho district cancels classes after a network cyber threat
Original title: Cyber threat prompts New Plymouth School District in Idaho to cancel classes
New Plymouth took computers and its network offline and plans to resume classes on November 16.
New Plymouth School District in Idaho canceled classes at all three schools after detecting a cyber threat on its network Tuesday morning. Superintendent Wade Wilson said the district was not using computers or the network and asked recipients to delete suspicious emails that appeared to come from the district, its schools or staff. Classes are set to resume Monday, November 16, and the elementary school asked students to stay off school accounts and online learning platforms at home.
Unconfirmed: The notice does not say what kind of cyber threat was detected or whether data was taken.
- All three schools canceled classes after a Tuesday morning detection.
- The district stopped using computers and its network.
- Classes are scheduled to resume Monday, November 16.
- Recipients were told to delete emails spoofing the district or staff.
Impact: District network taken offline and classes canceled
- 1.Delete suspicious emails that appear to come from the district, schools or staff.
- 2.Stay off school accounts and online learning platforms, as the elementary school asked.
- Victims
- New Plymouth School District
- Countries
- United States
From the original article
2 min read at databreaches.netDysruptionHub reports: New Plymouth School District in Idaho canceled classes at all three schools after detecting a cyber threat in the district’s network Tuesday morning. “At this time we are not using computers or the district network,” Superintendent Wade Wilson wrote in a notice to teachers, families and students. He asked recipients to delete suspicious...
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