{"id":58520,"date":"2018-01-03T16:07:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T22:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=58520"},"modified":"2018-01-03T16:07:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T22:07:39","slug":"north-carolina-school-district-pays-314k-restore-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/north-carolina-school-district-pays-314k-restore-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina School District Pays $314k to Restore Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Malware Took Out Devices at Three North Carolina Schools<\/h3>\n<p>Right before school was scheduled to be released for winter break, malware completely took over three of Rockingham County&#8217;s school systems.\u00a0 The virus originated in Bethany Elementary, Western Rockingham Middle School, and the district&#8217;s Central Office.\u00a0 It is believed no other schools were impacted.\u00a0 However, of the three schools that were infected, significant damages were 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