"Possible data incident" shuts down Hanover schools' internet

What we know: District officials are working with cybersecurity experts, outside legal counsel and state and federal officials to address the issue — which has been ongoing since at least Wednesday afternoon, per the email.

• There's currently no access to the HCPS network or a timeline for when the situation will be fixed.
• And while students' Chromebooks aren't yet affected, district officials started asking students to stop using their computers — just in case.

Zoom in: In both the Thursday email to faculty and post to families, officials noted that "for important reasons, we are very limited in what we are able to share with you at this time."

What they're saying: "Please be assured that HCPS takes information security seriously and is taking additional steps to protect HCPS data," officials said.

An HCPS spokesperson told Axios they're unable to comment further.

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