United States
USA
Cyber incident forces one-day closure of Freehold Township schools
A cybersecurity incident reported in late January 2024 led Freehold Township School District to close all of its public schools on Monday 29 January while officials worked to secure affected systems. Instruction resumed after the single-day closure.
73
Estimated severity
73 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
2024-01-29
Targeted Company
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 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
New Jersey · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
1 day
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Facility shutdownService unavailability
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/freehold-township-schools-suffer-cybersecurity-event/newjersey.news12.comhttps://newjersey.news12.com/freehold-township-schools-reopen-following-cybersecurity-incidentpatch.comhttps://patch.com/new-jersey/freehold/after-cyber-attack-freehold-twp-schools-are-back-limits