Andover Confirms Cyberattack Reached Its Systems, Investigation Continues

**Andover cyberattack (Aug 13):** The Town confirmed unauthorized access to municipal systems that disrupted municipal and school networks for several days; investigators and vendor Vector3 are assessing scope and sensitivity of any accessed data, a ransomware group (WallStreet) listed Andover as a purported victim on a dark-web site though attribution and data theft remain unconfirmed, and the town says no ransom payments were authorized while insurance is expected to cover response costs.