Passaic County
March 4, 2026
•[ malware, cyberattack, availability disruption ]
Passaic County, New Jersey reported a malware attack that disrupted county IT systems and took down phone lines used across government offices. The county first announced the phone outage the morning of March 4 and later confirmed the same day that the outage was caused by a cyberattack. Officials said they were working with federal and state partners to investigate and contain the issue and would provide updates once resolved. No data theft, ransomware demand, or impacted record counts were disclosed in the public statement; the confirmed primary effect is availability disruption affecting communications and IT services.
Higham Lane School
January 7, 2026
•[ cyberattack, operational disruption, IT outage ]
Cybernews reported that Higham Lane School, a secondary school in Nuneaton, England, temporarily closed due to a cyberattack. According to the headteachers message to parents cited in the article, the school took all IT systems and digital services completely offline as a precaution, including telephones, email, servers, and the schools management system. The report does not identify the threat actor, method of intrusion, or whether data was accessed; the primary confirmed impact is operational disruption and loss of communications/management systems while the school responded.
