{"id":53235,"date":"2016-02-10T19:01:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T19:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=53235"},"modified":"2016-09-16T19:15:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T19:15:36","slug":"ransomware-affect-8-campuses-in-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/ransomware-affect-8-campuses-in-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware Affect 8 Campuses In Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware hit the Oxford School District in Mississippi, which led to a significant decrease in operations for eight campuses&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hackers hit the Oxford School District, and they hit it hard.\u00a0 It was reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/news\/local-news\/oxford-school-computers-hacked-with-ransomware\" target=\"_blank\">Local Memphis<\/a>, that a significant decrease in operations has occurred due to this ransomware attack.\u00a0 The students and faculty are being affected in 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