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Increasing Ransomware Attacks on Education

Schools and universities are increasingly becoming victims of ransomware attacks. This is the conclusion of a recent report by Malwarebytes' threat intelligence team. In May 2023 there were 30 known attacks on the education sector worldwide - according to Malwarebytes the highest number since early 2022 and the continuation of a trend that has also become increasingly apparent over the past twelve months. Between June 2022 and May 2023, Malwarebytes was able to identify a total of 190 known ransomware attacks on educational institutions. Between the first and second half of this period, the number of attacks increased by 84…

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Cyber ​​attacks on educational institutions
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After a cyber attack on seven schools in Karlsruhe – an attempt at an explanation. Why are educational institutions often easy victims? Schools and universities are often inadequately protected and are therefore increasingly a target for cybercriminals. On the one hand, this can be due to the low IT budget, on the other hand, educational institutions are often tempted to keep access open in order to offer their students access to the many different services from home. Unfortunately, due to the complexity of such an infrastructure, configuration errors occur which can be exploited by the attackers. A 2022 Acronis survey shows that…

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Ransomware: A global target for educational institutions
Ransomware: A global target for educational institutions

Ransomware only managed to slip out of the top spot for most attacks in Q2. In Q3, the Cisco Talos Report lists that for the first time, education is the sector hardest hit by cyberattacks - by ransomware. According to Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) analysis, ransomware returned to the top of all cyber attacks in the third quarter of 2022. As in the first quarter, blackmail attempts were the most common attack method. In addition to well-known ransomware representatives such as Hive and Vice Society, new variants such as Black Basta were used. There was a change...

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