ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District is still working to address and investigate the impact of a cybersecurity incident discovered last week, district officials said Tuesday.

According to a news release posted Monday on the district’s website, the district’s Administration and Technology Team “took immediate action to protect the District systems” from a “cybersecurity incident” reported on Sept. 27, which required the shutdown of school Internet and email systems.

“(The district) began a thorough investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity and data privacy professionals. That investigation is in its early stages and is ongoing,” the press release read. “We are working as quickly as we can to determine the scope and impact of this incident. Our current goals are to remove any and all infections from our systems and make sure all devices are safe.”

Superintendent Mark Gross emphasized Tuesday that further information would be available as the district and its team reviewed the situation. He declined to comment on specifics, but said classes were resuming as normal.

“Even though we had this breach, the educational component of what we are doing has not been compromised,” Gross said. “As soon as information becomes available, and if anyone has been impacted, we will be reaching out.”

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