Concord schools hit with cyber security attack – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

CONCORD, MASS. (WHDH) – Public school officials in Concord are dealing with the aftermath of a “cyber security attack,” officials confirmed. 

Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District Superintendent Laurie Hunter addressed the situation in a letter to school community members Sunday. 

A public schools spokesperson shared Hunter’s letter with 7NEWS Tuesday morning and declined to comment further on the situation.

“As you know, we had network issues last week,” Hunter said. “It is clear now that we are victims of a cyber security attack that included a ransom file.”

“There are a lot of moving pieces, and information has been continually evolving,” Hunter continued. 

Hunter said officials were working with outside teams including forensic experts, a legal team and the public school districts’ insurance provider. 

District IT personnel were also working 18 hour days “to identify, contain and recover the system,” Hunter said. 

Come Monday morning, Hunter said …