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Cyberattack Shuts Springfield Public Schools in Massachusetts
Officials say the breach blocked access to systems for attendance, health and transportation records, forcing staff to use backup plans.
- On Monday, Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Sonia Dinnall announced the closure of 70 schools following a severe 'level 4' cyber incident that disrupted essential operations, including access to student medical records.
- Officials first detected intermittent disruptions on September 2, which escalated to 'malicious cyber traffic' by Saturday evening, prompting federal and local authorities to investigate the breach.
- The district, serving roughly 26,000 students, bypassed disrupted email systems by sending more than 14,000 emergency text messages via the Edia platform while advising staff and students to remain off district networks.
- Classes are slated to resume Monday, September 14, as administrators finalize backup plans for essential technology tools such as attendance reporting while schools remain closed through Friday.
- Rising cyber threats against educational infrastructure contextualize the breach, with Comparitech reporting 34 ransomware attacks targeting K-12 and higher education institutions in the first half of 2026.
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Springfield Public Schools remain closed today for the second day in a row as the city works to solve a cyberattack that Mayor Domenic Sarno classified as "level 4", that is, severe. In the east of the state, Everett closed his City Hall to the public on Tuesday for a different incident, detected
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