Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools hit by cyberattack
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (WJCC Schools) experienced a cybersecurity incident over the weekend of February 8-9, 2025, leading to network disruptions. The school division announced it was hit by a cyberattack on February 9, with systems largely restored by February 14. The Fog ransomware gang later claimed responsibility for the attack, stating they stole 27.7 GB of data. WJCC Schools offered free credit monitoring and identity restoration services to all employees and students. The investigation into the scope and source of the attack, and what data was compromised, is ongoing.
Signal context
First seen: Feb 9, 2025
Last updated: Jun 30, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Cybersecurity incident occurred over the weekend of February 8-9, 2025.
- WJCC Schools announced the cyberattack on February 9, 2025.
- Fog ransomware gang claimed responsibility and stated they stole 27.7 GB of data.
Signal analysis
BetaThis analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.
Sector: Educational Services
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch ransomware, endpoint compromise and business interruption exposure.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Availability
- 2 signals in the same sector
- 25 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Ransomware gang says it hacked a Virginia school district, stole data - Comparitechhttps://comparitech.com/blog/information-security/ransomware-gang-says-it-hacked-a-virginia-school-district-stole-data/Public source from comparitech.com.
Cyber Incident FAQs - WJCC Schoolshttps://wjccschools.org/cyber-incident-faqs/Public source from wjccschools.org.
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