🌱 Patch AM: How a four-day cyberattack quietly disrupted Andover’s town services

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In today's newsletter:

• How a four-day cyberattack quietly disrupted Andover's town services
• Andover resident charged in high-profile 2024 voter fraud case

Also on today's calendar: Austin Prep: Summer Preview and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts Town Confirms Cyberattack Behind Four-Day Outage as Critical Questions Remain Unanswered + Video (undercodenews.com) — Andover's town government recently confirmed that a four-day network outage earlier this month was actually a cyberattack that disrupted online services and delayed school teacher assignments. Most systems were restored by August 17, and officials say public safety and utilities stayed online while they followed incident-response plans and brought in outside cybersecurity experts. Investigators are still determining how attackers got in and whether any town or school data was accessed.
   

• Federal Prosecutors Charge Chinese National With Voter Fraud in 2024 U.S. Election ' American Greatness (amgreatness.com) — Federal prosecutors have charged an Andover resident with allegedly submitting fraudulent voter registration and casting a ballot in the 2024 presidential election while impersonating another Massachusetts resident. Authorities say the same individual also allegedly filed false immigration paperwork that temporarily put the victim and his wife into removal proceedings. The case, driven by federal homeland security investigators, could carry prison time, fines, and deportation if there is a conviction.
   

📸 Around Andover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Andover

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Little House on the Prairie 2026 Series Screening
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Large Meeting Room , 14 Union Stree
  10:00 am
• Learn 3D Design with TinkerCAD
  Andover Memorial Hall Library Makerspace - Makerspace
  10:00 am
• Drop-In Tech Help
  Andover Memorial Hall Library Memorial Hall Library - Alcove 1
  2:00 pm
• Rainbow Club
  Andover Memorial Hall Library Memorial Hall Library - Trustees' Room
  4:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• All Write Now: Generative Writing Group
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Local History Room , 14 Union Stree
  10:30 am
• American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Large Meeting Room , 14 Union Stree
  2:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Free Outdoor Movie ~ Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse →
  Andover Old Town Hall, 20 Main St, Andover
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Free Intro. To Tai Chi Class →
  South Church in Andover, 41 Central St, Andover
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Oak and Iron Presents; OAKtoberfest 2026 →
  Oak & Iron Brewing Co., 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  12:30 pm
• Tango! Tango! →
  West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Jodi Lew-Smith, Author of Asa James →
  Andover Center for History & Culture, 97 Main St, Andover
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

• 50 years since Lawrence boy disappeared (boston25news.com)
• Massachusetts State Police's Most Wanted Fugitive captured in Pennsylvania after being wanted for murder (fallriverreporter.com)
• Another Democrat crook...are blue state voters ignorant or stupid? (blogspot.com)

North Andover

• As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due (adn.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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