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2024 State of Ransomware in Education: 92% spike in K-12 attacks
January 24, 2024 - 2023 was the worst ransomware year on record for Education.
How kids pay the price for ransomware attacks on education
July 7, 2023 - Modern ransomware attacks are as much about stealing data and threatening to leak it as they are about encrypting data. Which...
The 2023 State of Ransomware in Education: 84% increase in attacks over 6-month period
June 5, 2023 - This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their...
5 facts about Vice Society, the ransomware group wreaking havoc on the education sector
January 26, 2023 - Move over Lockbit, there’s a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) player in town attacking the education sector—and its name is Vice Society. Vice...
Warning issued about Vice Society ransomware targeting the education sector
September 7, 2022 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center...
Education hammered by exploits and backdoors in 2021 and 2022
August 9, 2022 - In May of 2021, education underwent a siege of exploit attempts using the vulnerability CVE-2021-21551, which exploits a Dell system driver...
FBI warns of education sector credentials on dark web forums
May 31, 2022 - The FBI is warning academics to be on their guard, as an embattled education sector continues to experience attacks and breaches,...
FBI warns of increase in PYSA ransomware attacks targeting education
March 17, 2021 - On March 16, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a “Flash” alert on PYSA ransomware after an uptick on attacks...
Making the case: How to get the board to invest in higher education cybersecurity
August 28, 2019 - Security leaders in institutions of higher education face unique challenges, as they are charged with keeping data and the network secure,...
Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape
August 14, 2019 - Heading into the new school year, we know educational institutions have a lot to worry about. Teacher assignments. Syllabus development. Gathering...