The school department confirmed that the “cybersecurity incident” that took public schools offline this spring was a ransomware attack where hackers may have had access to vulnerable systems for months.

 

According to a release from the Fall River Public Schools, there were “indicators of unauthorized activity” as early as January.

 

Staff first reported computer network issues on April 7.

 

Whether personal information was compromised during that time is something the school system said investigators are still “working to determine.”

 

“At this time, a third-party review is underway to determine the nature and scope of potentially impacted information,” the statement reads.

 

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