A hacker group has launched a ransomware attack on Tanbridge House School in West Sussex, U.K. The attack has caused major disruption at the school and, while the headteacher has stated ‘no compromised sensitive information has been found’, the ransomware group claims to have PII regarding staff and students gained from another attack on another school. In total, three schools in the area have been pwned.
Darren Williams, CEO and Founder, BlackFog had this comment:
“Education took the top spot for reported ransomware attacks in 2022, a trend which has continued into 2023. A combination of skills shortages, lack of resources, and budgetary challenges means that the education sector is often regarded as low-hanging fruit for attackers. As criminal gangs have moved away from encryption, data exfiltration is often the main incentive for these attacks as the integrity of the data is highly important to not only the schools but the individuals within them, thus making a potential ransom payment more probable. As long as schools and other organizations fail to implement anti data exfiltration technology, extortion will be a more prevalent theme when it comes to cyberattacks.”
Given that this was the third attack on schools in the area, it’s a safe bet that other schools in the area will likely suffer the same fate if they don’t take action to protect themselves now. Assuming it’s not already too late.
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Hackers Pwn Multiple Schools In West Sussex U.K.
A hacker group has launched a ransomware attack on Tanbridge House School in West Sussex, U.K. The attack has caused major disruption at the school and, while the headteacher has stated ‘no compromised sensitive information has been found’, the ransomware group claims to have PII regarding staff and students gained from another attack on another school. In total, three schools in the area have been pwned.
Darren Williams, CEO and Founder, BlackFog had this comment:
“Education took the top spot for reported ransomware attacks in 2022, a trend which has continued into 2023. A combination of skills shortages, lack of resources, and budgetary challenges means that the education sector is often regarded as low-hanging fruit for attackers. As criminal gangs have moved away from encryption, data exfiltration is often the main incentive for these attacks as the integrity of the data is highly important to not only the schools but the individuals within them, thus making a potential ransom payment more probable. As long as schools and other organizations fail to implement anti data exfiltration technology, extortion will be a more prevalent theme when it comes to cyberattacks.”
Given that this was the third attack on schools in the area, it’s a safe bet that other schools in the area will likely suffer the same fate if they don’t take action to protect themselves now. Assuming it’s not already too late.
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