United States
USA
Ransomware degrades Moon Area School District staff systems at school reopening
A ransomware cyberattack reported August 22 encrypted some Moon Area School District systems and interrupted staff and faculty computer operations just before the school year. On-campus online services were limited and the family Skyward portal experienced access problems, although student devices remained functional and classes commenced as scheduled.
68
Estimated severity
68 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-08-22
Targeted Company
MOON AREA 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
Pennsylvania · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
wpxi.comhttps://www.wpxi.com/news/local/moon-area-school-district-investigating-cyber-incident-disrupting-computer-systems/DKMGYBIAQJCBBIM2RMRW67TYWM/cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/moon-area-school-district-recovering-from-cyberattack-as-students-return-to-class/wtae.comhttps://www.wtae.com/article/moon-area-school-district-hit-by-cyberattack/40968745