Digital Security firm Emisoft says in 2022, 44 colleges and universities and 45 school districts in the U.S. were impacted by ransomware.
says they’re investigating a cybersecurity incident within its Dept. of Public Safety. Data breaches on school campuses have been on the rise in the last year and some experts believe campus hacks may continue across the country.
"The real prize for a lot of these hackers is personal information," said Ian Sherr, Tech expert and freelance reporter. "They do something called double extortion, which is they will get the money from through cryptocurrency. They’ll convert it outside the United States into cash, and then they go to sell your data on the dark web," said Ahmed Banafa, San Jose State Univ. Engineering professor.
"What they care about is being able to harness as much information as possible. Then hopefully, connect it together and figure out who we are and be able to steal our identities, go and hack into our bank accounts, take over our 401Ks." says in 2022, 44 colleges and universities and 45 school districts in the U.S. were impacted by ransomware. Dr.
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