DENMARK, Wis. (WBAY) – The Denmark School District acknowledged in a statement to Action 2 News that it experienced a potential data security incident that impacted district systems in February.
Action 2 News reached out to the school district after seeing reports that a cyber incident left school facilities without Internet access for about a week.
Below is a statement from the Denmark School District:
Denmark School District experienced a potential data security incident that impacted district systems. This was communicated out to all staff and school district families in early February.
The district immediately engaged external cyber professionals experienced in responding to these types of incidents to investigate further and determine the potential impact, if any.
At this time, the investigation remains ongoing and Denmark School District is working to determine the scope of any impact to data for students, employees, and the greater community.
Currently, the school has no evidence of any unauthorized access to employee W-9 or tax information originating from this incident. As the investigation progresses, the school is fully operational. We will provide updates to our community as new and pertinent information from our investigation becomes available.
No other information was immediately available.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, school districts across the country are experiencing an average of five cyber incidents per week.
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