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“Network outage” disrupts Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey as ransomware group posts samples
Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey experienced a districtwide network outage during the first week of school that disrupted communications and digital instruction. The district initially attributed the outage to equipment failure. A ransomware group subsequently posted data samples, suggesting the incident may have involved a security breach rather than hardware failure.
Why it matters: School administrators and security teams should investigate whether this was a ransomware attack and assess what student or operational data may have been compromised, as attackers typically exfiltrate information before encrypting systems.
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