"Unauthorized third party" internet issues closes NJ school district - CBS Philly

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WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. (CBS) -- Monroe Township Public Schools volition stay unopen down for a 3rd time aft an net contented caused by an "unauthorized 3rd party." Parents present are worrying if their children's idiosyncratic accusation is safe.

The territory archetypal told parents it was a wifi contented connected Monday night. Then connected Wednesday, parents learned the tech occupation is overmuch much serious.

"There was an exigency closure and that's fundamentally each we got connected Monday," genitor Kelly Johnson said.

For the 3rd time successful a row, classes are canceled district-wide successful Monroe Township, New Jersey, pursuing what officials telephone net issues from an "unauthorized 3rd party," arsenic described successful a voicemail from the superintendent Wednesday day to parents.

"These method issues were the effect of actions by an unauthorized 3rd party," Monroe Township Public Schools superintendent Susan Ficke said successful the voicemail. "The probe and restoration stay ongoing."

"To me, it seems that they were hacked," Johnson said.

While the territory has not said if immoderate idiosyncratic accusation has been compromised, they besides told parents successful an email that holding classes without net would contiguous logistical and information concerns.

"Is it an IT happening oregon is it much than that?" Nina Seagrave said.

Seagrave has 3 students successful the territory and worries astir what accusation is astatine risk.

"Their backstage information, societal information numbers and telephone numbers and addresses," Seagrave said.

She, similar galore parents, is increasing acrophobic astir a deficiency of details from the territory and is present trying to fig retired if her household is exposed.

"As the parents, you should beryllium telling america much information," Seagrave said. "If you're going to accidental conscionable wifi and past you are going to alteration it to 3rd enactment and unauthorized, I consciousness similar arsenic parents we should person been notified immediately."

CBS Philadelphia reached retired to the schoolhouse district, Monroe Township constabulary and the politician for comment. We person yet to perceive back.