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"They're taking this very seriously, as are we," he said. There is no cost associated with the attack yet, although it may require many of the computers in the school district have hard drives wiped and operating systems reinstalled, he said. School committee member Dan Biggins said the homeland security agents have been helping coach school officials through the recovery process. "We were as prepared as we could have been, but we need to look at what happened here and stay as safe as we can for the future," Biggins said. Computers were shut down on Tuesday and Wednesday, Biggins said.
Rockland Public Schools in Massachusetts is working with the Department of Homeland Security to assess the damage from a ransomware attack this week that affected desktop computers and servers.