{"id":236769,"date":"2026-06-25T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/akron-public-schools-shuttered-for-cybersecurity-breach\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T00:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:40:09","slug":"akron-public-schools-shuttered-for-cybersecurity-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/akron-public-schools-shuttered-for-cybersecurity-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Akron Public Schools shuttered for \u2018cybersecurity breach\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signalakron.org\/akron-public-schools-shuttered-for-cybersecurity-breach\/\">Akron Public Schools shuttered for \u2018cybersecurity breach\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signalakron.org\/akron-public-schools-shuttered-for-cybersecurity-breach\/\">https:\/\/signalakron.org\/akron-public-schools-shuttered-for-cybersecurity-breach\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-25 00:04:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"signalakron.org\">signalakron.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n<p>Akron Public Schools\u2018 buildings closed Wednesday for a \u201cnetwork outage\u201d caused by a cybersecurity breach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday afternoon, the district was still offline but planned to reopen with most regular programming, athletics and offices available on Thursday. Office staff would work remotely to access WiFi, Superintendent Mary Outley said in a text message, and other summer programs \u2014 outside of credit recovery \u2014 would return to their regular, in-person schedules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Credit recovery allows students to make up failed or incomplete classes through online coursework. The program was canceled for the rest of the week, according to district social media, and make-up days would be scheduled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Board of Education President Barbara Sykes said she was not aware of the district receiving any ransom demand as part of the cybersecurity incident. Ohio law requires school districts and municipalities to take public action in response to a ransomware attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday evening, it was unclear if any student or staff data had been compromised, or how the breach occurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducation ReporterCarissa Woytach joins Signal Akron to cover education after working at The Chronicle-Telegram in Lorain County for nearly a decade. Prior to that, she worked in St. Joseph, Michigan. She aims to focus on the impact schools have on the students, staff, families and communities they serve. She wants to highlight the good of local districts, while bringing to light the issues within them. She holds bachelor&#8217;s degrees in journalism and photography from Cleveland State University. 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