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Hackers give Botetourt County Schools 2 weeks to pay ransom after cyber attack
Ransomware gang Qilin today took credit for a cyber attack on Botetourt County Public Schools earlier this month and demanded the district pay a ransom by June 12, 2025. On May 13, 2025, superintendent Jonathan Russ sent a message to families in the Virginia school district saying that a cybersecurity incident disrupted some of the district’s IT systems. Qilin took…
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A ransomware gang says it hacked Coweta County, GA schools
Ransomware gang Nitrogen over the weekend took credit for a cyber attack earlier this month on a school district in Coweta County, Georgia. On May 4, Coweta County School System issued a press release saying a network intrusion forced schools to take IT systems offline. “Some school system network processes will be hampered in the coming days, and school system…
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Baltimore City Public Schools data breach affects over 31,000 people
Baltimore City Public Schools notified tens of thousands of employees and students of a data breach following an incident in February when unknown attackers hacked into its network. Established in 1829, the public school district provides primary and secondary education to 76,841 enrolled students through 164 schools and programs. “On February 13, 2025, Baltimore City Public Schools experienced a cybersecurity…
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Cyber attack that shut down schools in New Mexico claimed by ransomware gang
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a February 2025 cyber attack on the Aztec Municipal School District in New Mexico. The school district announced a network outage on February 24, 2025 forced schools to cancel classes. It reopened on March 3, 2025, but as of time if writing, the district is still recovering systems and restricting access to the…
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36 US schools report data breaches following ransomware attack on Carruth Compliance Consulting
Ransomware gang Skira today claimed responsibility for a December 2024 data breach at Carruth Compliance Consulting. The breach led to at least three dozen school districts and colleges across the US–Carruth’s clients–reporting data breaches that compromised the personal data of more than 110,000 school employees. Carruth administers the retirement savings plans for these school districts. It started notifying victims of…
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Best Antivirus for Schools & Educational Institutions in 2025
Like businesses and healthcare providers, schools face many online security threats: phishing attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malware infections. These threats compromise the sensitive data of staff and students, resulting in costly disruptions that impact learning and administrative operations. Schools must protect their networks and devices to safeguard against these risks. Antivirus software is a critical tool in protecting against…
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Ransomware gang says it stole 500 GB of data from Marietta City Schools
Ransomware group RansomHub yesterday claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Marietta City Schools near Atlanta, Georgia. Marietta Schools on December 4, 2024 announced it was experiencing a network outage following unauthorized access to the schools’ computer systems. RansomHub says it stole 500 GB of data from the district and gave it one week to pay an undisclosed amount of…
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Ransomware gang claims cyber attack that shut down Nebraska schools
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that shut down Winnebago Public Schools in Nebraska. On October 21, 2024, Winnebago Public Schools announced it suffered a cyber attack. The school district’s website stated, “There has been a cyber-attack on the system at Winnebago Public Schools. We are currently working through the breach, and trying to get our…
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Highline Public Schools confirms ransomware behind shutdown
On Thursday, K-12 school district Highline Public Schools confirmed that a ransomware attack forced it to shut down all schools in early September. Highline Public Schools has over 2,000 staff members and offers programs ranging from early childhood education to college preparation. It serves over 17,500 students across 34 schools in the Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac, and White…
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FCC is offering $200 million to protect schools and libraries from hackers
The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will be used to evaluate whether to fund this kind of program on a more permanent basis. The funding will come through a pool of money called the Universal Service Fund…
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