United States
USA
Rochester Public Schools ransomware forces districtwide class cancellation
A ransomware intrusion discovered on 6 April 2023 caused Rochester Public Schools to disconnect core networks, disrupting internet, accounts and district communications. All 42 schools canceled classes on 10 April and later resumed teaching under reduced technology access.
79
Estimated severity
79 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-04-06
Targeted Company
ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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
Minnesota · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
govtech.comhttps://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/records-show-timeline-of-cyber-attack-on-rochester-schoolstherecord.mediahttps://therecord.media/minnesota-school-district-cancels-classes-cyberattac-rochestermprnews.orghttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/04/10/rochester-public-schools-says-data-was-breached