“Richland School District in Washington State Experiences Cyberattack, Causing Phone and Internet Outage for Two Days”

Date Reported: 2024-06-12
Country: USA
Victim: Richland School District | rsd.edu
Additional Information:

  • The Richland School District in Washington State has fallen victim to a cyberattack, resulting in a two-day phone and internet outage, making information inaccessible for parents, students, and teachers.
  • The district’s IT teams detected unauthorized access to certain computer systems and took the precaution of disconnecting other systems to investigate the incident.
  • Enrollment data, grades, and registration portals remain inaccessible online until the systems are restored.

Article: https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/cyber-attack-takes-richland-wash-schools-offline
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