Breaches and incidents
Llano ISD (Texas): cybersecurity incident after internet and phone outages
DysruptionHub reported that “Internet and phone outages disrupted Llano Independent School District in Texas Sept.
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- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- DysruptionHub reported that “Internet and phone outages disrupted Llano Independent School District in Texas Sept. 29” and that in a 30 Sep notice the district acknowledged a cybersecurity incident affecting its IT network, took certain systems offline and brought in outside specialists.
- Root cause: not disclosed; the district did not explain the cause or when the incident began.
- The district named no attacker; per DysruptionHub, Qilin listed the district on a leak-site entry recorded 18 Oct, which the district has not confirmed.
- Assistant Superintendent Ryan Turner wrote “We are diligently working to restore normal operations as quickly and safely as possible”; as of 23 Oct DysruptionHub found no statement confirming full restoration or any data impact.