Socorro Independent School District
December 11, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Socorro Independent School District has been hit by a ransomware attack.
University of Memphis
December 4, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
The University of Memphis sends out a notice after an individual hacked into a university email account.
Ubiqus Group
December 4, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The New York City Department of Education is affected by a ransomware attack after Ubiqus Group, a contractor that provides hearing transcripts was attacked.
K12 Inc.
November 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Online education giant K12 Inc. reveals to have paid a ransom after their systems were hit by the Ryuk ransomware in the middle of November.
Huntsville City Schools district
November 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Ransomware operators attack the Huntsville City Schools district in Alabama, forcing them to shut down schools.
Gardiner Public Schools
November 26, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Gardiner Public Schools district are hit with a ransomware attack.
Spring Independent School District
November 26, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Spring Independent School District in Houston is the victim of Egregor ransomware.
Baltimore County Public Schools
November 24, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Baltimore County Public Schools have been struck by ransomware two days before Thanksgiving.
Niles Township High School District 219
November 21, 2020
•[ hack, phishing, education ]
The email account of a teacher in Niles Township High School District 219 has been hijacked and was used to send offensive emails to students and community members, according to a statement from the school board.
Sherman Independent School District
November 20, 2020
•[ insider, misconfiguration, education ]
The Sherman Independent School District is investigating a data breach after two Sherman High School students accessed private information.
Mansfield Public Schools
November 20, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
Mansfield public schools in Massachusetts are the victim of a DDoS attack.
Oglethorpe County Schools
November 19, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Oglethorpe County schools have been hit with ransomware.
Northampton Public Library
November 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Northampton Public Library in Pennsylvania has been hit by ransomware.
Coldwater Orthodontics
November 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Egregor ransomware gang has attacked Coldwater Orthodontics.
Archdiocese of St. Louis
November 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Archdiocese of St. Louis websites are down after a "coordinated ransomware campaign". The Archdiocese was made aware of the attack on Nov. 16. Several websites, including ArchSTL.org, StLouisReview.org and Cemeteries.ArchSTL.org were not working properly.
Paramount Dental Studio
November 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Egregor ransomware gang has attacked Paramount Dental Studio.
Maine Township High School District 207
November 14, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
Maine Township High School District 207 had its website hacked to promote hate speech and lewd material.
Township High School District 211
November 14, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
Township High School District 211 had its systems hacked which compromised outgoing emails, phone calls and text messages. Parents said they received offensive messages as a result of the hack.
Newcastle Grammar School
November 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Newcastle Grammar School has been the target of a cyber attack by criminals. School officials became aware of the attack at the weekend, with ransomware used to encrypt and destroy part of the school's IT network.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
November 2, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Saskatchewan Polytechnic has cancelled classes following a cyberattack. The incident looks like ransomware but that has not been confirmed.
