{"id":43660,"date":"2021-10-29T15:42:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32773\/Ransomware-Has-Disrupted-Almost-1-000-Schools-In-The-US-This-Year.html"},"modified":"2021-10-29T15:42:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:42:45","slug":"ransomware-has-disrupted-almost-1000-schools-in-the-us-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ransomware-has-disrupted-almost-1000-schools-in-the-us-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware Has Disrupted Almost 1,000 Schools In The US This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"32\">\n<div><picture class=\"responsive-image lazyloader--lazy lazyloader--lowres\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/articles\/617ae2afa3fc4a0093995966\/lede\/1635451112850-school-ransomware.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.8856xh;0xw,0.0495xh&amp;resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/articles\/617ae2afa3fc4a0093995966\/lede\/1635451112850-school-ransomware.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.8856xh;0xw,0.0495xh&amp;resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/articles\/617ae2afa3fc4a0093995966\/lede\/1635451112850-school-ransomware.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.8856xh;0xw,0.0495xh&amp;resize=20:*\"><img class=\"responsive-image__img\" alt=\"school-ransomware\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Image:&nbsp;Paul Bersebach\/Orange County Register via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"BodyComponentRenderer\" readability=\"78.485370051635\">\n<div class=\"topic-callout\" readability=\"7.2888888888889\">\n<div class=\"topic-callout__img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/topic\/cyber\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/topics\/57a205628cb727dec795a6b1\/callout_logo\/1614199980283-screen-shot-2021-02-24-at-34918-pm.png?resize=240:*\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-02-24 at 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard&#8217;s podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"27\"><\/p>\n<p>2021 has been the year of ransomware.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"26.377192982456\"><\/p>\n<p>Some high profile ransomware attacks, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/dyvpyw\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pipeline-hack\"><span>Colonial Pipeline<\/span><\/a> hack that halted distribution of gas on the East Coast of the U.S. or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/m7eb7a\/cyber-attack-sabotages-worlds-largest-meat-processor\"><span>meat supplier JBS<\/span><\/a>, have made national news and caught the attention of President Joe Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"37\"><\/p>\n<p>But it is less often reported that, ransomware attacks have also ravaged U.S. schools. So far this year, almost 1,000 schools across the country have suffered from a ransomware attack, and in some cases had&nbsp; classes disrupted because of it, according to tallies by Emsisoft, a cybersecurity company that specializes in tracking and investigating ransomware attacks, and another cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"33\"><\/p>\n<p>Brett Callow, a researcher at Emsisoft shared the list with Motherboard. It includes 73 school districts, comprising 985 schools. Callow said that it\u2019s very likely there\u2019s some schools that are missing from the list, meaning the total number of victims is likely higher than 1,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"19.063829787234\"><\/p>\n<p>The list includes schools such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2021\/08\/16\/dozens-texas-school-districts-hammered-cyberatacks-ransomware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Mesquite Independent School District in Texas<\/span><\/a>, which comprises 49 different schools; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/haverhill-public-schools-reopen-following-massive-ransomware-attack\/2350476\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Haverhill Public Schools<\/span><\/a> in Massachusetts, which comprises 16 schools; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/visalia-unified-ransomware-cyber-attack-vusd-schools\/10657125\/#:~:text=On%20Tuesday%2C%20Visalia%20Unified%20School,systems%20as%20soon%20as%20possible.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Visalia Unified School District in California<\/span><\/a>, which comprises 41 schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a huge jump in ransomware attacks hitting schools starting in 2019 and that trend is accelerating,\u201d Allan Liska, a researcher at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future who tracks ransomware, told Motherboard in an online chat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"31.632432432432\"><\/p>\n<p>There are, of course, some good stories. For example, when hackers hit the Affton School District in Missouri, <a href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\/news\/missouri\/ransomware-attack-network-outage-forces-affton-school-district-to-virtual-learning-thursday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>the district had to cancel classes for a day out of precaution<\/span><\/a>, but the hackers were not able to encrypt any critical computer or system, as the school was almost entirely running on Google\u2019s cloud, according to Adam Jasisnki, the district\u2019s head of IT.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t really have a huge impact,\u201d Jasinski told Motherboard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-component=\"QuoteBlock\" class=\"abc__quote abc__quote--blockquote\" readability=\"8.3596837944664\">\n<p><em><strong>Do you have more information about a ransomware incident or a ransomware gang? We\u2019d love to hear from you. You can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, Wickr\/Telegram\/Wire @lorenzofb, or email <a href=\"mailto:lorenzofb@vice.com\">lorenzofb@vice.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28\"><\/p>\n<p>Callow said that despite the still huge number of victims, there are reasons to be hopeful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"33\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile school districts are falling victim to ransomware at the same rate as ever, it seems that fewer large districts are now being hit. And that could be cause for hope,\u201d Callow told Motherboard in an email. \u201cIf larger districts have been able to up their security game, smaller districts can too. We just need to work out what shortcomings exist and ensure they have the resources to address those shortcomings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"35\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increased efforts by governments, law enforcement and private-public sector initiatives seem to be paying off and we\u2019re seeing more wins. Cybercrime operations are being disrupted, and their revenue streams are being disrupted which, combined, alters the risk\/reward ratio and will hopefully disincentivize attacks,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"simple-image simple-image--m-b\" data-component=\"SimpleImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"simple-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/_uncategorized\/1635443484637-recorded-furture-chart.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" alt=\"recorded-furture-chart.png\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"33\"><\/p>\n<p>Yet, the numbers are hard to argue against. Schools are getting hit every other week, and 2021 was worse than 2020, according to Liska, who said that last year he and his company catalogued 56 ransomware attacks impacting almost 700 schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"34\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing is, as bad as it is right now it will likely get worse before it gets better. While most ransomware attacks are not targeted there are two sectors that ransomware groups do seem to enjoy going after are healthcare and schools,\u201d Liska said. \u201cIt seems like schools are basically proving ground for ransomware actors to test out their skills. Schools pay significantly less in average ransom than most sectors (when they pay, which is rare), so the ransomware groups are not going after schools for the money.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"18.89156626506\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/cyber\/id1441708044?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>CYBER<\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/motherboardtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>our new Twitch channel<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32773\/Ransomware-Has-Disrupted-Almost-1-000-Schools-In-The-US-This-Year.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[9073],"class_list":["post-43660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packet-storm","tag-headlinegovernmentmalwareusacryptography"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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