(Getty Images) Malicious QR code cyberattacks target education sector, Microsoft report shows Microsoft says its products blocked more than 15,000 emails each day that targeted the education sector with phony QR codes. Oct 11, 2024 By EdScoop Staff
(Getty Images) For ransomware, universities are paying more With rising chances of having their data encrypted or backups compromised, higher education institutions are paying more than initial demands to recover their systems. Sep 13, 2024 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Ransomware attacks on education continue to rise, report shows A new report from the firm Zscaler shows that ransomware attacks are growing fastest in the health care and education sectors. Jul 30, 2024 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) New cybersecurity center at UC San Diego to research ransomware mitigation The new Center for Health Care Cybersecurity aims to identify early indicators of cybersecurity threats by studying simulated attacks. Oct 6, 2023 By Skylar Rispens
(Department of Education / Flickr) ‘Please, please, please’ report cyber incidents, says Federal Student Aid office official Devin Bhatt, acting chief information security office for the U.S. Federal Student Aid office, pleaded with institutions to report cyber incidents. Nov 2, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Michigan State University) Michigan State hires new CISO as cyberattacks spike Tom Siu, who served 14 years as chief information security officer for Case Western Reserve University, now heads IT security operations for MSU. Oct 1, 2020 By Betsy Foresman
(Getty Images) Yet another school district hit by ransomware, this time in Illinois Nearly 50 school districts and hundreds of schools have been hit by ransomware this year. Sycamore Community School District 427 is the latest victim. Dec 4, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Ransomware attacks against schools are surging, researchers find Nearly 50 school districts and educational institutions have been the victims of ransomware attacks in 2019, according to cloud security firm Armor. Sep 23, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
(Department of Education / Flickr) Ellucian vulnerability was not behind recent university cyberattacks The Education Department has released an updated notice providing new information on the widespread attacks against universities reported last month. Aug 7, 2019 By Katya Schwenk
Vikas Harijan / Unsplash Emergency declared in Louisiana over school cyberattacks Three school districts in the state were hacked, leading Gov. John Bel Edwards to issue an emergency declaration. Jul 25, 2019 By Benjamin Freed