United States
USA
Janesville school district ransomware disrupts digital school services
A ransomware incident detected on October 24, 2021 locked Janesville district servers, denying students, staff and families access to district-hosted programs, school Wi-Fi and printing. Independent Google services and telephone systems remained available through non-district connections.
66
Estimated severity
66 / 100
91
Source reliability
91 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-10-24
Targeted Company
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JANESVILLE
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
No information
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
wmtv15news.comhttps://www.wmtv15news.com/2021/10/25/janesville-school-district-hit-by-ransomware-attack/wpr.orghttps://www.wpr.org/education/ransomware-phishing-and-cyberattacks-are-increasingly-hitting-wisconsin-school-districts-mostyahoo.comhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/janesville-school-districts-network-suffers-024100050.html