The Walled Lake Consolidated Schools District said a system outage has been linked to a cyberattack.
The district says it’s unclear if attackers were able to obtain any “credentialed” information.
It was found that the attackers were successful in gaining access to their system and that there is the possibility that credential and other information was available to them.
Unfortunately, the district do not have any specifics at this point but they assured to keep the parents updated as they receive additional information.
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"id": "wal7409523",
"linkid": "walled-lake-consolidated-schools",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Parents and students',
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Walled Lake Consolidated Schools District',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Parents will be updated as more information becomes '
'available',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Credential and other '
'information'},
'description': 'The Walled Lake Consolidated Schools District experienced a '
'cyberattack that led to a system outage. The attackers gained '
"access to the district's system, and there is a possibility "
'that credential and other information was compromised. The '
'district is still investigating and will keep parents updated '
'as more information becomes available.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Credential and other information',
'downtime': 'System outage',
'systems_affected': 'School district systems'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Updating parents as more information '
'becomes available'},
'title': 'Walled Lake Consolidated Schools District Cyberattack',
'type': 'Cyberattack'}