Evanston Township High School Cancels Summer Classes Due to Ransomware Attack
The district said it is working with FBI and cybersecurity specialists to restore systems and assess whether any information was compromised.
- Evanston Township High School District 202 canceled all summer school classes, sports camps, and on-campus activities for Monday and Tuesday following a ransomware attack, Superintendent Marcus Campbell announced.
- The attack disrupted access to District systems, internet services, and computer infrastructure after being discovered Sunday, including phone systems and District Google accounts.
- School officials activated incident response procedures and engaged external cyber breach attorneys and forensic experts, while the District is cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigations on the ongoing investigation.
- Staff are working remotely with limited access to email, while Families may be unable to access certain online tools, accounts, or school resources, including Home Access Center.
- District spokesperson Reine Hanna said the impact is less severe during summer months, and officials will provide further updates regarding the schedule for the remainder of the week.
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Evanston Township High School cancels summer classes until Wednesday over weekend cyberattack
A ransomware attack "disrupted access to district systems, internet services and computer infrastructure" and forced the cancellation of summer classes, sports camps and other scheduled on-campus activities, according to the school's website.
Ransomware sends Illinois high school on an early summer vacation
An Illinois high school won't reopen until Wednesday at the earliest after suffering a ransomware attack on Sunday, June 7. Evanston Township High School (ETHS), located 14 miles north of Chicago, said it would be closed today and tomorrow, and that the closure also affected summer school, sports camps, and on-campus activities, which are all canceled. "Upon discovering the incident, we immediately activated our incident response procedures and …
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