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AR: Gosnell schools hit with ransomware attack

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Dissent

Aaron Castleberry reports:

The Gosnell School District is recovering from a ransomware attack on Sunday.

Superintendent Bornad Mace said ransomware software infiltrated the school’s system Sunday morning.

Mace said the district’s tech team, the Arkansas Division of Information Services, and the P12 Cyber Threat Response Team worked to clear and recover data on Tuesday.

Read more on KAIT8.
There is currently no notice on the school district’s site.
Gosnell wasn’t the only school district hit over the weekend. In Los Angeles, the Rialto Unified School District was also attacked.
Category: Education SectorMalwareU.S.

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