New Jersey School District Shut Down by Cyberattack

pSunday night Freehold Township district officials notified its staff and parents that school would not be in session Monday due to technical difficulties caused by a cyber incidentppJanuary 29 2024ppOn Jan 28 the Freehold Township School District informed its staff families and students that its schools and offices would be closed today due to a cybersecurity incidentppSchool officials said that because of the incident the district located in Freehold NJ was experiencing technical difficulties and that it is working with thirdparty cybersecurity experts to address the issueppDianne Martello Brethauer the district assistant superintendent apologized on her X account formerly known as Twitter for the inconvenience after announcing the disruption the district is facing ppTheres an ongoing investigation Michael Amoroso president of the Freehold Township Board of Education said this morning Well certainly make an announcement about Tuesdays schedule when the time comes Theres people working on it throughout the dayppNo additional information regarding the nature of the attack has been releasedppKristina Beek Associate Editor Dark ReadingppppYou May Also LikeppMaking Sense of Security Operations DatappUnbiased Testing Unbeatable ResultsppYour Everywhere Security Guide 4 Steps to Stop CyberattacksppAPI Security Protecting Your Applications Attack SurfaceppSecuring the Software Development Life Cycle from Start to FinishppCybersecuritys Hottest New Technologies Dark Reading March 21 EventppBlack Hat Asia April 1619 Learn MoreppBlack Hat Spring Trainings March 1215 Learn MoreppIndustrial Networks in the Age of DigitalizationppZeroTrust Adoption Driven by Data ProtectionppHow Enterprises Assess Their CyberRiskppPasswords Are Passe Next Gen Authentication Addresses Todays ThreatsppHow to Deploy Zero Trust for Remote Workforce SecurityppSecure Access for Operational Technology at ScaleppStopping Active Adversaries Lessons from the Cyber FrontlineppFortinet Named a Leader in the Forrester Wave Zero Trust Edge ZTE SolutionsppThreat Intelligence Data People and ProcessesppMigrations Playbook for Saving Money with Snyk AWSppCybersecuritys Hottest New Technologies Dark Reading March 21 EventppBlack Hat Asia April 1619 Learn MoreppBlack Hat Spring Trainings March 1215 Learn MoreppCopyright 2024 Informa PLC Informa UK Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 1072954 whose registered office is 5 Howick Place London SW1P 1WGp