WSJ: Schools Struggling to Stay Open Get Hit by Ransomware Attacks - Districts around the U.S. are facing a wave of increasingly aggressive hackers who publicly post sensitive student information to get schools to pay up. The data can aid identity theft or be used to embarrass vulnerable students.

I feel this is a highly relevant and important problem to be aware of. We must have stronger authentication and security measures in place to prevent such criminal activity. (Non-geoblocked link pasted below) https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-information-is-out-there-hackers-escalate-ransomware-attacks-on-schools-11605279160

Submitted November 13, 2020 at 03:09PM by wazzzzah https://ift.tt/2JWtgIz