Breaches and incidents
Barbour County Schools (West Virginia): districtwide internet disabled during potential cybersecurity incident
WDTV reported on 28 Oct 2026, citing a release from Superintendent Eddie Vincent, that the district “is investigating a potential cybersecurity incident”...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Confirmed by two or more outlets
What happened
- WDTV reported on 28 Oct 2026, citing a release from Superintendent Eddie Vincent, that the district “is investigating a potential cybersecurity incident” and that “internet connectivity across the district has been temporarily disabled” as of 10:20 a.m. Wednesday; all schools stayed open and classes proceeded.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named; DysruptionHub noted the district had not confirmed ransomware involvement or data theft.
- The district said it “engaged outside forensic specialists” and would provide updates; no restoration timetable had been announced.