Classes canceled as hackers hit Centennial School District
District computers were breached, canceling classes, while district fixes the problem.
The Centennial School District announced Monday afternoon that all of its schools will be canceled Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28, because the district s computer system was breached.
The school district said Monday, April 26, it discovered that certain files on its systems were encrypted by an unknown actor.
The district took all of its systems offline as a precautionary measure to help contain the incident, the announcement said.
The district immediately launched an internal investigation and engaged with a leading cybersecurity and digital forensics firm.
Computers compromised, Centennial extends school closure
Students won t have classes all this week after unknown actors installed malware
Centennial School District extended its closure for the remainder of the week after it announced Monday that the district computer systems were breached.
The East County district initially said it would be closed Tuesday, April 27 and Wednesday, April 28, but Tuesday night extended the closure through Friday, April 30. Due to the unauthorized intrusion into the Centennial School District s computer system, schools will remain closed for students in all programs for the remainder of the week, the district said Tuesday night.
Earlier Tuesday evening the school board gathered in an online emergency meeting that lasted only a few minutes. It voted to authorize the funds to allow the district to hire an outside firm to untangle the computer mess.
Classes canceled as hackers hit Centennial School District
District computers were breached, canceling classes, while district fixes the problem.
The Centennial School District announced Monday afternoon that all of its schools will be canceled Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28, because the district s computer system was breached.
The school district said Monday, April 26, it discovered that certain files on its systems were encrypted by an unknown actor.
The district took all of its systems offline as a precautionary measure to help contain the incident, the announcement said.
The district immediately launched an internal investigation and engaged with a leading cybersecurity and digital forensics firm.