If you or your child attends any of the following schools, please be aware of this Virginia-wide malicious hack!
A message from the purported hackers, who call themselves "Shiny Hunters" — possibly a Pokémon reference — said: "If any of the schools in the affected list are interested in preventing the release of their data, please consult with a cyber advisory firm and contact us privately at TOX to negotiate a settlement. You have till the end of the day on 12 May 2026 before everything is leaked."
The message then had an attached list, which named several Virginia school systems:
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Chesapeake Public Schools
Mathews County Public Schools
Isle of Wight County Public Schools
Accomack County Public Schools
Virginia's Community Colleges
Old Dominion University
Regent University
Christopher Newport University
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Virginia
Virginia State University
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hampton University
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation