Breaches and incidents
Jerome School District (Idaho): cybersecurity incident takes network and communications offline, classes canceled
KMVT reported on 18 Oct 2026 that “The Jerome School District identified a cybersecurity incident affecting its network systems on Oct.
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What happened
- KMVT reported on 18 Oct 2026 that “The Jerome School District identified a cybersecurity incident affecting its network systems on Oct. 17”, that “District communications and network operations are temporarily offline”, and that there would be no school on 19 and 20 Oct.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- Superintendent Brent Johnson said student devices and student data “remain secure and unaffected”, staff devices were being cleared before going back online, and the technology department is investigating “alongside state and federal agencies.”