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VT: Washington County school district looks into possible ransomware attack

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Dissent

WCAX reports:

It’s still unclear whether personal student information was stolen during a system hack.

The superintendent of the Washington Central Unified Union School District says in a letter Wednesday that its information systems were compromised.

Interim Superintendent Jen Miller-Arsenault sent out a letter to families saying the district’s systems have been compromised as a result of a suspected, but unconfirmed ransomware attack.

Read more on WCAX.

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