WA: A ransomware attack took the 16-school district offline for more than two weeks

Megan Radogna reports on a ransomware attack on a school district — a ransomware attack in July that this site sadly seems to have overlooked.

The Moses Lake School District, which encompasses 16 schools, was hit by a ransomware attack launched from a phishing email that originated from an IP address in Moscow. The district refused to pay the $1 million ransom and set about rebuilding more than 50 servers and PCs using backups that were up to five months old.