John Boyd reports that not much is known yet about a hacking attempt at USD 259:
The Wichita Public School District is investigating a hacking attempt. USD 259 Superintendent John Allison said Monday morning that they do not know the extent of the attempt, but there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that it involves student records.
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The statement on the school’s web site follows:
WPS investigating computer hacking attempt
The Wichita Public Schools is currently investigating a hacking attempt of one of its computer systems. At this time, we don’t know the extent of the attempt, but there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that it involves student records. We are working with law enforcement and an outside cyber security agency to determine the extent of the attempt.As a precaution, some of the district’s computer programs have been taken down while we evaluate the systems during this investigation.
Below is the email Superintendent John Allison sent to all staff:
Good morning colleagues,
I want to inform you there has been a hacking attempt of one of the Wichita Public Schools’ computer systems. At this time, we don’t know the extent of the attempt, but there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that it involves student records. We have notified law enforcement and we are working with an outside cyber security agency to determine the extent of the attempt.
As a precaution, some of our computer programs have been taken down while we evaluate the systems during this investigation. While I understand the frustration this may cause you, I appreciate your understanding while we work through this investigation.
I will share more information with you as soon as it becomes available.
Respectfully,
John Allison
Superintendent