United States
USA
Cyber intrusion causes district-wide internet outages at Providence Public School District
Providence Public School District detected irregular network activity on September 11 and shut down its network after evidence of unauthorized access. District-wide internet outages forced schools to operate with offline resources and hotspots while classes continued, materially degrading educational service delivery.
68
Estimated severity
68 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
11/09/2024
Targeted Company
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
Rhode Island · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information