According to sources, Prince George’s County Public Schools (a Education organization in Maryland) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2023-08-15.

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Source 1  |  2023-08-15

Cyber attack hits Prince George's County Public Schools, affecting thousands of accounts

“Thousands of accounts were impacted after Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) experienced a cyber attack on the system’s network. School officials said the attack was detected early Monday morning. “

“Around 4,500 user accounts out of 180,000 were impacted and primarily were staff accounts, officials said. “

“As a precaution, the school district said all PGCPS users will be required to reset their passwords on Tuesday. “

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