Des Moines Public Schools

Des Moines Public Schools has to cancel all its classes after the district’s internet and network offline suffered an “unusual activity” that was later determined to be an apparent cybersecurity attack.

Many details were not revealed about the attack but the district issued an announcement saying offices will be open but staff may be working remotely and services limited.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/des-moines-public-schools-cancels-tuesday-classes-after-cybersecurity-attack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/des-moines-public-schools

"id": "des222710123",
"linkid": "des-moines-public-schools",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "01/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Des Moines, Iowa',
                        'name': 'Des Moines Public Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'description': 'Des Moines Public Schools had to cancel all its classes after '
                'the district’s internet and network went offline due to an '
                'apparent cybersecurity attack.',
 'impact': {'downtime': ['Class cancellations', 'Limited services'],
            'operational_impact': 'Staff working remotely',
            'systems_affected': ['Internet', 'Network']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Public announcement']},
 'title': 'Des Moines Public Schools Cyber Attack',
 'type': 'Cybersecurity Attack'}