Hackers prey on public schools, adding stress amid pandemic
2 years, 10 months ago

Hackers prey on public schools, adding stress amid pandemic

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For teachers at a middle school in New Mexico’s largest city, the first inkling of a widespread tech problem came during an early morning staff call. “I didn’t realize how important it was until I couldn’t use it,” said Sarah Hager, a Cleveland Middle School art teacher. Cyberattacks like the one that canceled classes for two days in Albuquerque’s biggest school district have become a growing threat to U.S. schools, with several high-profile incidents reported since last year. “It’s very difficult for the school districts to learn from each other, because they’re really not supposed to talk to each other about it because you might share vulnerabilities,” Elder said.

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White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation’s public schools
1 year, 4 months ago

White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation’s public schools

Associated Press  

The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive student data, including medical records, psychiatric evaluations and even sexual assault reports. “Every student deserves the opportunity to see a school counselor when they’re struggling and not worry that these conversations will be shared with …

Hackers Target Los Angeles School District With Ransomware
2 years, 3 months ago

Hackers Target Los Angeles School District With Ransomware

Wired  

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone to Vladimir Putin’s plan: Its troops have suffered devastating losses, failed to capture key Ukrainian cities, and been pushed back toward Russia. With more than 400,000 students ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade, the Los Angeles Unified School District is one of the largest school districts in the US. In a statement published …

Cyberattack Prompts Los Angeles School District To Shut Down Its Computer Systems
2 years, 3 months ago

Cyberattack Prompts Los Angeles School District To Shut Down Its Computer Systems

Huff Post  

Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-largest school district, at podium, comments on an external cyberattack on the LAUSD information systems during the Labor Day weekend. Damian Dovarganes via AP LOS ANGELES — A ransomware attack targeting the huge Los Angeles school district prompted an unprecedented shutdown of its computer systems as schools increasingly find themselves …

Los Angeles Unified School District targeted by ‘ransomware attack’
2 years, 3 months ago

Los Angeles Unified School District targeted by ‘ransomware attack’

The Independent  

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FBI, DHS join probe into massive LAUSD cyberattack as school goes on
2 years, 3 months ago

FBI, DHS join probe into massive LAUSD cyberattack as school goes on

LA Times  

Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, speaks about the cyberattack at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center on Tuesday. The cyberattack that disabled computer systems across the Los Angeles Unified School District school was criminal in nature, but by Tuesday most online services — including key emergency systems — were operating safely, Although the attack was …

Cyber attack in Albuquerque latest to target public schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Cyber attack in Albuquerque latest to target public schools

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — When the superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools announced earlier this week a cyber attack would lead to the cancellation of classes for around 75,000 students, he noted that the district’s technology department had been fending off attacks “for the last few weeks.” Albuquerque is not alone, as five school districts in the state have suffered major …

University of California victim of nationwide hack attack
3 years, 8 months ago

University of California victim of nationwide hack attack

LA Times  

The University of California is warning students and staff that a ransomware group might have stolen and published their personal data and that of hundreds of other schools, government agencies and companies nationwide. “We understand those behind this attack have published online screenshots of personal information, and we will notify members of the UC community if we believe their data …

Ransomware attack hits Newhall schools, halting online classes
4 years, 3 months ago

Ransomware attack hits Newhall schools, halting online classes

LA Times  

A computer damaged by a ransomware attack at a public library in Wilmer, Texas. A different sort of virus — ransomware — has taken down the computer system at the Newhall School District, forcing a shutdown of distance learning for some 6,000 elementary school students, officials said. The Los Angeles County Office of Education defines a ransomware attack “as a …

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