New Westminster School District Suffers Cyberattack Disrupting Student Education
Category

### #EducationSecurity #NetworkOutage #CyberIncident

Date Reported: 2024-11-26
Country: Canada
Victim: New Westminster School District | newwestschools.ca
Additional Information :

  • The New Westminster School District suffered a cyberattack leading to a district-wide network outage.
  • The incident disrupted students’ studies and was identified on November 26.
  • Unauthorized access to the district’s systems was confirmed, with the perpetrator remaining unknown.
  • An investigation is currently underway, involving cybersecurity experts.
  • Relevant authorities have been notified about the incident.

Article: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/local-news/cybersecurity-attack-causes-district-wide-network-outage-in-new-west-schools-9905806