Highline Public Schools confirms ransomware behind shutdown

Highline Public Schools confirmed a ransomware attack discovered after a September 7 breach that forced shutdowns and canceled activities across the district serving ~17,500 students. A third-party forensic firm and the FBI are involved; the district is rebuilding network systems, will re-image Windows devices and require password resets, and has offered one year of credit/identity monitoring while it investigates whether any personal data was exfiltrated.