Crime & Safety
Developing: Wilmington Schools Website Possibly Hacked by Terrorist Group
Group posted image claiming allegiance to ISIS. Website is currently down.
Photo: A screenshot of the image that came up on the Wilmington Public School’s website Thursday night after the site was hacked.
The Wilmington Public Schools website went down Thursday night amid reports it may have been hacked by a terrorist group.
Parents have been sharing images on social media and with local news stations that MyFoxBoston.com is describing to have come from a group claiming its allegiance to ISIS.
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Around 9:30 p.m. Thursday night school officials tweeted the Wilmington Public Schools website was taken down due to unauthorized access. Officials are investigating.
On social media Thursday night parents and residents posted about the incident and were alarmed by what they were hearing.
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The website currently displays a “down for maintenance” notification.
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