North Carolina, Virginia school closings, delays, remote learning list for Thursday, Jan. 9 due to wintry conditions [Video]

BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS IT HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY A CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT. IN A STATEMENT POSTED TO THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE, OFFICIALS SAY THEY LEARNED YESTERDAY THAT AN UNAUTHORIZED PARTY GAINED ACCESS TO POWER SCHOOL. NORTH CAROLINA’S STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROVIDER, THE CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT, IS IMPACTING OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. DATA ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF WAS ACCESSED DURING THIS EVENT. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NORTH CAROLINA’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IS NOW INVESTIGATING, AND CPI SAYS POWERSCHOOL SHARED THE BREACH THAT HAPPENED WHEN A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE’S CREDENTIALS WERE COMPROMISED. THE COMPANY BECAME AWARE OF THE CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT ON DECEMBER 28TH OF LAST YEAR, BUT IT STARTED ON DECEMBER 19TH. AND MEANWHILE, STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT INVOLVING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COMPUTER SYSTEMS. RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTS CANNOT PAY BILLS ONLINE. THE CITY CAN’T …