https://threatpost.com/california-elementary-kids-online-learning-ransomware/159319/?web_view=true
Exploit: Ransomware
Newhall School District: School System
Risk to Small Business: 2.351 = Severe A cyberattack against the Newhall School District in Valencia, CA affected all distance learning across 10 schools, shutting down remote learning for 6,000 elementary school students. Newhall’s servers have been shut down and teachers are attempting to keep students learning while the incident is investigated and systems are restored with pencil and paper assignments.
Individual Risk: No information was reported as compromised in this incident
Customers Impacted: 6,000 students
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Attacks on education have been skyrocketing, and failure to update security awareness and phishing resistance to keep up opens schools to this massive threat.
Risk Levels:
1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk
*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.
