Giacomo Luca reports: The Lodi Police Department is investigating a “cyber security” issue that knocked out internet access across the Lodi Unified School District, a school spokesperson said Monday. The issue has halted Wi-Fi and access to internet, e-mail, and the district’s websites, said Chelsea Vongehr, a spokesperson for Lodi Unified. Read more on ABC10.
Category: Education Sector
New Version Of Apostle Ransomware Reemerges In Targeted Attack On Higher Education
Amitai Ben Shushan Ehrlick reports: SentinelLabs has been tracking the activity of Agrius, a suspected Iranian threat actor operating in the Middle East, throughout 2020 and 2021 following a set of destructive attacks starting December 2020. Since we last reported on this threat actor in May 2020, Agrius lowered its profile and was not observed conducting destructive…
Stonington Schools Were Victim of Ransomware Attack: School Officials
NBC reports: Stonington Public Schools was the victim of a ransomware attack, according to the school district. A message the superintendent sent to the school community said the investigation is ongoing and that student data on PowerSchool was not breached or affected. Read more on NBC. There doesn’t seem to be any notice on the…
TX: Lufkin ISD hit by ransomware attack
KTRE reports: Lufkin ISD reports a ransomware attack occurred over the weekend. The Tuesday morning post on social media said several systems were affected and that the district is working to confirm data is not compromised. The hack was discovered Saturday but according to Sheila Adams at Lufkin ISD the program they had in place…
Allen ISD Responds to Cybersecurity Breach
Another Texas school district has reported a cyberattack. NBC DFW reports: Allen ISD has not seen “any credible evidence” that personal information was accessed when it suffered a data breach last week, the district says. In the email sent to parents and staff on Thursday, Allen ISD said several systems including WiFi, printers, and phones…
IN: Carmel Clay Schools notifying 15,817 after compromise of employee email accounts
On February 24, 2021, Carmel Clay Schools in Indiana discovered suspicious activity involving employee email accounts. Their investigation revealed that there had been unauthorized access between February 15 – February 24. It took the district, working with third-party forensic specialists, until August 31 to determine everyone who may have had personal information in the compromised…