Deputies investigate attacks to Brunswick Co. Schools’ internet

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Someone is messing with Brunswick County Schools’ internet service.

The school system’s technology department has been dealing with “distributed denial-of-service” issues since January. They say someone is targeting the school system.

So far they think the person doing this is either a current or former student or staff member.

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is now investigating.

The district says while staff members are experiencing extreme frustration with the connectivity issues, it is not a reflection of the technology department’s expertise, the system’s network capacity or resources. The DDoS issues interrupting internet service are coming from outside the school system’s network. The district also says despite the inconvenience and frustration, the network itself has not been compromised.