Another WNC school system reports impact by cybersecurity incident
Another WNC school system reports impact by cybersecurity incident
Publish Date: 2026-05-13 08:51:00
Source Domain: wlos.com
Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A week after Asheville City Schools reported it had been impacted in a cybersecurity incident, another school system in Western North Carolina is reporting it was also impacted.School officials with Henderson County Public Schools told News 13 on May 13 that the school system was among other school systems in the state that had been impacted in a data breach.ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS REPORT A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTThe incident involves Canvas, which is an online learning platform used by students in North Carolina. District leaders say students logging into the platform last week saw a message that had been displayed by a criminal threat actor.The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction said in a news release that it is working with the parent company of Canvas, Instructure, to determine what information might have leaked.Instructure did confirm that passwords, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and financial information were not compromised.
