ETHS hit by cybersecurity incident; summer programs canceled through Tuesday | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

A cybersecurity incident Sunday has forced Evanston Township High School to cancel all summer school classes, sports camps and other on-campus activities through Tuesday.

In an announcement Sunday, the school said after discovering a “ransomware attack” it activated its incident response procedures and contacted outside cybersecurity attorneys and forensic experts to investigate. The school also said that it is cooperating with the FBI during the investigation.

It was not immediately clear what if any information may have been compromised. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to a computer system or data and demands a ransom for its release.