From NBC New York, this report on the Monroe-Woodbury School District’s decision: The Orange County school district delayed the first day of the school year until Thursday as they deal with a ransomware attack. It is not clear if the hackers demanded money, as other tri-state school districts have dealt with. Some more details in…
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University of Ghana accommodation registration portal hacked – Authorities
Most of this article is about problems finding housing for accepted students, but if you keep reading down, you get to the part about the portal having been reportedly hacked: Hacked portal Attempts by the Daily Graphic to speak to the Dean of Students were unsuccessful. However, an administrator of the university who did not…
Madison County parents concerned after social media post about school district hack
Sydney Martin reports: The Facebook post of a former Huntsville school board member has grabbed the attention of many parents. Pam Hill’s post Thursday warns that an Alabama school system was hacked. She said in the post parent, teacher and student information was stolen. She also said the ransom was paid. Hill won’t say which…
CT: Ransomware Attack Targets Wolcott Public Schools
Kristen Johnson reports that Wolcott Public Schools in Connecticut has not fully recovered from a ransomware attack at the end of the last year school and they are now planning to pay some ransom to get the decryption key to files that they have been unable to recover via their own means. Read more on…
VA: Ransomware attack hits New Kent Co. Public Schools ahead of new school year
WTKR reports: New Kent County Public Schools were subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, the school district’s superintendent announced Tuesday. In a message to families, Brian J. Nichols said the files located on the district’s internal hard drive have been encrypted, meaning they are unable to access the files without paying a ransom. He says…
Nampa School District: Instruction Continuing in Wake of Cyber Attack
District continuing efforts to restore network systems. As we continue working to mitigate the effects of the Aug. 21 cyber attack on our districtwide network systems, we recognize the many challenges faced by our staff and families. If you need to communicate with your child’s school and have not received a response to your email,…