Denmark School District Hit by Weeklong Outage Following Incident Claimed by INC Ransom
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Denmark School District, a K-12 educational provider in Wisconsin, reports a cyber incident that disabled internet access for five school days starting January 30, 2026.
The INC Ransom group claimed responsibility for the attack on March 1, 2026, listing the district on its leak site.
The attack targeted the district's internal infrastructure. The outage forced teachers and students to use paper-based workarounds to continue classes during the disruption.
According to the groups claims, the stolen data includes:
- 70.76 GB of compressed archives and files
- Internal administrative documents
- Encrypted system records
The number of affected individuals is not disclosed. The district has not commented on the specifics of the breach. No public statement has addressed regarding any ransom demand or the potential exposure of student and staff records despite inquiries from security researchers.
