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Ransomware gang claims cyberattack that shut down a Pennsylvania school district
Ransomware gang RansomHub today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Interboro Schools last month. The Pennsylvania school district confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack on October 28, 2024, and cancelled classes the following day due to network issues. In a post on its leak site, RansomHub says it stole 1.1 TB of data from the school…
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New ransomware gang claims cyber attack on Bartow County School System and others
Late last week a new ransomware gang, Chort, emerged. It posted six new victims to its data leak site including four US schools and colleges. One was the Bartow County School System which recently suffered a week-long outage due to a cyber attack in mid-October. In a statement, the school confirmed an ‘unauthorized external source’ had caused the outage which…
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Ransomware gang claims responsibility for cyber attack on Ohio school district that cancelled classes
Ransomware gang BlackSuit today claimed responsibility for an October 2024 cyber attack on Marysville Schools in Ohio. The gang says it stole 121 GB of data from the school district. Marysville Schools has not verified BlackSuit’s claim, but on October 26, 2024, the district announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Classes were canceled due to the resulting…
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Lunchables Pulled From National School Lunch Program
Kraft Heinz did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Consumer Reports. In April 2024, Consumer Reports’ tests found that various Lunchables kits available at supermarkets contained potentially concerning levels of lead, phthalates (chemicals found in plastic), and very high sodium levels. While CR didn’t test the school lunch versions of the Lunchables kits, an analysis of their nutritional…
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A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles
Donald Trump is a dangerous maniac who can barely complete a sentence, and it is lunacy to believe he can even recognize the existentially threatening collective action problems facing our nation, let alone actually solve them. Collective action problem is the term political scientists use to describe any situation where a large group of people would do better for themselves…
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Ransomware gang claims it breached Tennessee school district, disrupted internet access
Ransomware gang Rhysida this week claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Henry County Schools in Tennessee. The group posted samples of what it says are confidential documents stolen from the school district. Rhysida posted a proof pack of documents it claims to have stolen from Henry County Schools. Henry County Schools has not verified Rhysida’s claim. The district posted…
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Illinois school district notifies 1,500 people of data breach that compromised SSNs
Joliet Public Schools District 86 in Illinois sent data breach notices to 1,495 people following a May 2024 cyber attack that compromised names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. Ransomware group LockBit claimed responsibility for the attack on July 18, and gave JPSD86 until August 4 to pay an undisclosed ransom. LockBit posted a proof pack on its website…
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California Bans 6 Food Dyes in School Foods
“As a lawmaker, a parent, and someone who struggled with ADHD, I find it unacceptable that we allow schools to serve foods with additives that are linked to cancer, hyperactivity, and neurobehavioral harms,” says Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), the California state assemblyman who authored the bill. “This bipartisan law will empower schools to better protect the health and well-being of students…
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River Delta Unified School District data breach: ransomware gang claims responsibility
River Delta Unified School District this week sent data breach notices to victims of a cyber attack that took place in December 2023. Ransomware group Meow claimed responsibility for the attack in February 2024. River Delta has not confirmed Meow attacked it. Meow added River Delta to its leak site. River Delta has not publicly disclosed the number of people…
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Ransomware gang BlackSuit claims attack on Charles Darwin School – student data stolen
Overnight, ransomware gang BlackSuit claimed the recent attack on London’s Charles Darwin School. It alleges to have stolen over 200GB of data which includes information on students and employees, as well as financial data. It has given the school until the end of today to pay up before the data is released. On September 6, the school’s headteacher, Aston Smith,…
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