“My girls have been coming home telling me that they’ve been sharing a hotspot and using their own devices,” said Wandelyne Hiley who has three children attending different schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District.But there is another concern that seems to be growing with each passing day. Was the internet outage due to a cyber-attack?Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
“We want to know what’s going on. Is it a safety issue? Is it something that’s going on with technology and they just haven’t gotten a handle on it”? Wandelyne asked. NBC 7 asked the school directly on behalf of many parents and students whether they were dealing with a data breach or a ransomware attack. They sent over the following statement Tuesday:
“Sweetwater Union High School District is aware of an information technology systems outage affecting the district and is conducting a thorough investigation. After learning of this incident, we immediately began an investigation to determine the cause and scope of the incident. This outage has had a limited impact on school operations, including the loss of some systems utilized by teachers and staff including email. We are working to restore these systems.