Cybersecurity
K-12 Schools Warned of Increasing Cyber-Attacks in U.S. Advisory
- Schools being targeted by ransomware and DDoS attacks
- Hackers expected to continue exploiting remote learning
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Cyber criminals are increasingly launching attacks on kindergarten through 12th grade schools, and in some instances, rendering their computer networks inaccessible and disrupting distance learning, according to an advisory from the federal government.
Schools across the county have been the victim of ransomware attacks, which lock computers until a ransom is paid, as they have shifted to remote classes during the pandemic. The hackers have also stolen and threatened to leak confidential student data unless institutions pay a ransom, according the advisory from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing Analysis Center.