{"id":49819,"date":"2022-09-13T03:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=49819"},"modified":"2022-09-13T03:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T07:40:00","slug":"feds-anticipate-ransomware-attacks-against-schools-could-increase-as-new-year-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/13\/feds-anticipate-ransomware-attacks-against-schools-could-increase-as-new-year-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds anticipate ransomware attacks against schools could increase as new year begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a new warning they anticipate ransomware <\/strong>attacks could increase as the new school year begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The FBI, CISA, and the MS-ISAC anticipate attacks may increase as the 2022\/2023 school year begins and criminal ransomware <\/strong>groups perceive opportunities for successful attacks,” the joint bulletin released Tuesday said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CISA is the cyber arm of the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warning is timely — one of the nation’s largest school districts the Los Angeles Unified School Department fell victim to a ransomware<\/strong> attack over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Law enforcement warns that smaller school districts are the most vulnerable because they have the least amount of resources to prevent an attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“School districts with limited cybersecurity capabilities and constrained resources are often the most vulnerable; however, the opportunistic targeting often seen with cyber criminals can still put school districts with robust cybersecurity programs at risk. K-12 institutions may be seen as particularly lucrative targets due to the amount of sensitive student data accessible through school systems or their managed service providers,” the bulletin says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, the FBI and CISA said they are seeing activity against schools from one particular group called the Vice Society “disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware <\/strong>attacks.” Read On: <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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