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Schumer calls for federal response to school cyberattacks

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Dissent

Justin Murphy reports:

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Congress and the FBI on Wednesday to help school districts and other local government bodies threatened by increasingly common and sophisticated cyberattacks.

The issue has put school districts across New York on guard, particularly after the Syracuse City School District was hit with ransomware this year. The district paid a $50,000 insurance premium to free itself, Schumer said.

Read more at Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.


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