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1 Feb 2023


DES MOINES, IA, SCHOOLS CLOSED FOLLOWING APPARENT CYBER ATTACK

Students in the island's five public schools were sent home at noon Tuesday and told not to use school-issued electronic devices. The district has nearly 1,700 students, according to state records.

Schools in on Massachusetts's Nantucket Island have been affected in an apparent ransomware attack.

Schools in on Massachusetts's Nantucket Island have been affected in an apparent ransomware attack.

"All student and staff devices have been shut down, and our safety and security systems, including phones and security cameras, are also disabled," Hallett said in an email to parents.

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TARGETED BY 'RANSOMWARE ATTACK'

In such cyberattacks, data is encrypted and the target of the attack is asked to pay an exorbitant ransom so they can retrieve the data

No details on the Nantucket investigation were disclosed.

The Los Angeles Unified School District was the target of a cyberattack last September and last week the school district in Des Moines — Iowa's largest — was hit. The Swansea, Massachusetts, school system was hit with an attack early last month.