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Interim superintendent outlines cyberattack that disrupted district phones and internet

Wayne-Westland Community School District · December 16, 2024
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Interim Superintendent Jen Curry said a Dec. 3 cyber incident forced the district to shut down systems; internet and many services have been restored, an investigation with local and federal partners is ongoing, and the district is contracting outside help to produce a remediation report.

Interim Superintendent Jen Curry told the Wayne-Westland board that a cyberattack on Dec. 3 disrupted internet service, phones, badge systems and building announcement systems across the district.

"On Tuesday, December 3rd, we all received a call basically stating that Internet and phones were down," Curry said. She said the district took systems offline to limit further damage and immediately began forensic investigation and…

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