Westfield Public School District
ModerateReportedEducation
In early September 2026, the ransomware group INC Ransom claimed a cyberattack against Westfield Public School District in New Jersey, USA, which had caused a network outage the district initially attributed to hardware failure. The group posted samples on its leak site presented as employee W-2 tax forms along with financial data and contracts. The district has not confirmed these claims and continues to describe the incident as an ongoing technical disruption.
If the published documents are genuine, they would expose district staff's tax and wage information, potentially usable for identity fraud or targeted phishing.
- Disclosed on
- September 9, 2026
- Sector
- Education
- Country
- United States
- Cause
- Ransomware
Exposed data
- Employment data
- Other personal data
You are only affected if you had an account or an order with this organisation.
What you can do
- You can ask the organisation exactly what was exposed about you (right of access), and complain to the DPA if no answer comes within a month.
Sources
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