Bartlesville Schools hit by cyberattack state testing postponed

pA network security incident crippled Bartlesville Public Schools internet systems forcing the district to cancel state testing and prompted an investigation into the scope of the breachppGranger Meador executive director of technology and communications for the district confirmed May 1 that the disruption rendered many of the districts computer systems inoperable While essential services like phones life safety systems and Chromebooks on hotspots remain functional the outage has already upended the school dayppBartlesville Public Schools has detected a network security incident that is impacting the availability of many of the Districts computer systems Meador said in a statement Upon detecting the issue the District immediately launched an investigation with external cybersecurity professionalsppMore Recap Supreme Court has heated exchange in blockbuster religious charter school caseppMeador confirmed that state testing was canceled for the day with plans to reschedule once the issue is resolvedppAt least one school alerted parents to expect a slowerthanusual dismissal process due to the outageppWe are without internet today Wayside School said in a message to parents The dismissal process may take a little longer this afternoon Please be patient with us as we get students off campus safelyppDespite the disruption instruction continued in classrooms where possible and the district said it will provide updates as the situation evolvesppThere is no word yet on whether sensitive data was compromised or how long systems might be downppThis is a developing story Updates will be posted as more information becomes availablep