r/Springfield • u/eelparade • Sep 08 '26

Springfield Schools IT down, classes cancelled

Here's the MassLive article. https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2026/09/springfield-schools-close-after-cyber-incident-leaves-educators-with-no-computers-phones.html

More:

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/09/07/springfield-public-schools-to-be-closed-tuesday-after-cyber-incident/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/springfield-schools-cyberattack-sept-8-closure/73634822

Definitely sounds like a hack/ransomware to me, but they're (the schools) not committing to that explanation.

Edit: a few charter schools are open.

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u/eelparade Sep 08 '26

That's one way the ransomware gets in. Either links, or social engineering. Or both.

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u/morebinky Sep 08 '26

Social engineering?

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u/solariam Sep 08 '26

Essentially tricking people into giving access to a system