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Passwords Compromised In Ridgewood Schools Cyber Attack, Superintendent Says Passwords Compromised In Ridgewood Schools Cyber Attack, Superintendent Says
Passwords Compromised In Ridgewood Schools Cyber Attack, Superintendent Says The Ridgewood Public School District is monitoring a potential cybersecurity hack, officials said in an email this week. The district's cybersecurity systems detected and alerted its IT team to unauthorized access attempts by an outside entity on Tuesday, Nov. 5, Superintendent Mark Schwartz said in an email. "The attacker was able to view certain directory information, including encrypted password data (password hashes)," he said. "While these passwords are securely encrypted and cannot be used to log in to any systems, we believe a proactive district-wide password reset is appropriate to …

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by Cecilia Levine