Security News > 2020 > September > Start of School in Hartford Delayed by Ransomware Attack
One the worst cyberattacks yet against Connecticut's capital city forced officials to postpone the first day of school Tuesday, disrupting the day for thousands of families as city computer experts rushed to restore systems vital for school operations.
Superintendent of Schools Leslie Torres-Rodriguez announced the school opening postponement early Tuesday morning and said officials were checking to see if any school staff computers were affected by the attack.
A New Britain resident and shipping warehouse worker, Court's teenager attends a Hartford magnet school and her 8-year-old son goes to a Hartford elementary school.
School officials said that while most of the computer systems were restored by Monday night, they did not learn until early Tuesday morning that the bus transportation system was still down.
City officials say it wasn't clear how the hacker or hackers gained access to city systems or if the attack was aimed at delaying the opening of school.
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