GOSHEN – The Goshen Central School District has been hit with a cyber-attack.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kurtis Kotes said Thursday that the ransomware attack occurred late Wednesday afternoon disabling the district’s computer services, which has disabled access to the district’s phones and email.
“We have notified law enforcement and have begun working with cyber security experts to determine the source of the attack and take necessary steps to repair the problems as quickly as possible,” Kotes said.
In the interim, schools and offices will remain open for in-person meetings, he said. “We will continue to do our best to maintain continuity of expectations to the best of our ability during these repairs,” Kotes said, noting summer programs will continue to run as planned.
Goshen’s cyber-attack on Wednesday, July 10 comes one month after the City of Newburgh was hit on June 10 with a cyber-attack.
Given that two public agencies in Orange County have been attacked in one month, the State Joint Security Operations Center has placed the county under heightened 24×7 monitoring and alerting,” said County Information Technology Commissioner/Chief Informational Officer Glenn Marchi.
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