Beaverton student passwords may be compromised district warns kgwcom

pBEAVERTON Ore The Beaverton School District was hit by a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised student passwords the district announced in a message posted to its website and sent to parents Tuesday night Student passwords to email accounts Google documents Canvas and other platforms all may have been compromisedppThe district said it discovered the security incident earlier in the evening and planned to reset the system at 830 pm Tuesday Parents and students were warned to download any needed Google documents before 8 pm because the system reset would make accounts unavailable after that The district said Tuesday night that students would be able to reset their passwords and get back into their accounts at school on WednesdayppIn a letter to families and staff Wednesday the district said that it believes it knows the origin and nature of the incident but Beaverton police has asked them not to report the details because its an active investigation The letter also said that the districts IT teams are working on reinstating student accounts and devices but didnt give a time frame for when that would happenppThis will take time the district said Once a fullvetted plan is ready well share it with youppThe district urged parents to check if their students have used their school passwords on any other platforms such as social media accounts If so then those accounts should also be assumed to be compromised and students should change their passwords as soon as possibleppAnyone who believes their data or their students data may have been compromised can also contact the Beaverton Police Departments nonemergency dispatch number at 5036290111 and reference case number 233181089ppThe district did not release any further details including how it was discovered or how long it may have been since the passwords became compromisedppSee the full text of Wednesdays letter belowppDear BSD Families and StaffppLast night we informed you that BSD had suffered a cybersecurity incident in which we believe that some student passwords used for email Google Canvas and other learning platforms may have been compromised The incident forced us to take immediate action and temporarily disable student access to their accounts and to their districtissued ChromebooksppWhile we believe that we know the origin and nature of the incident weve been asked by the Beaverton Police Department not to disclose the details This is an active investigation and we dont want to do anything to jeopardize the integrity of that investigation We would caution the use of the word hack or breach until the full details are revealedppRight now our IT teams are working around the clock to preserve evidence for law enforcement Theyre also working on a process for reinstating student accounts and devices This will take time Once a fullvetted plan is ready well share it with youppIn the meantime learning continues in our school buildings Teachers who still have access to their accounts and devices are pivoting Theyll communicate any information about assignments and due dates with studentsppWe appreciate your continued support and understandingppppCorrection A previous version of this article used the wrong name for CanvasppNext up in 5ppExample video title will go here for this videoppppppppppIn Other NewsppNotifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settingsppRead Morep