United States
USA
Network breach closes Newton Public Schools for two days
A security breach discovered by Newton Public Schools in Kansas on 28 March 2023 caused the district to isolate computer systems and cancel all classes on both 29 and 30 March. Lessons were planned to resume on 31 March; officials did not establish that the incident involved ransomware.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-03-28
Targeted Company
NEWTON 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
Kansas · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
2 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailability
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information