A new joint advisory – warning of cyber threats to K-12 schools – was released by the FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC. Please share widely.
2020…So Far
The difference in publicly-disclosed K-12 cybersecurity incidents before and after the widespread shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic is like night and day.
Big Money: Criminals Phishing for School Contractor Payments
The nature of this specific big dollar phishing attack ‘has been repeated at school districts across the country and has been ongoing for years.’
OH: Scam targets school districts’ direct payroll deposits
The Ohio Department of Education is warning about a spear phishing attack targeting school districts.
FBI: Online Payroll Accounts of Educators at Risk
The FBI reports that there is an active phishing scheme targeting educators and others designed to steal direct deposits of employee paychecks.
NM: Phishing emails target school districts
The New Mexico State Auditor released a risk advisory for school districts warning of a targeted phishing attack.
Criminals Make Schools’ Data a Target
These are new threats facing schools. They are harming individuals. They are disrupting school schedules – and class time – and they are costing schools and taxpayers a lot of money. We need an effective and comprehensive response.
Schools Struggle to Keep Pace With Hackings, Other Cyber Threats
To better understand the cybersecurity challenges facing schools, Education Week talked with school leaders in Arizona, Connecticut, Montana, and Texas about the cybersecurity incidents they faced, and how they responded. They found that the country’s K-12 information-technology leaders are likely underestimating the dangers they face and that many are failing to take even basic steps to secure their networks and data.
Hackers Target Student Data as Schools Report Increasing Cyberattacks
Cyber attacks are increasingly hitting schools in the U.S., targeting sensitive student data. Why are hackers zeroing in on schools and students – and what can we do about it?
