{"id":61453,"date":"2019-09-03T11:48:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T16:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=61453"},"modified":"2019-09-03T11:48:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T16:48:30","slug":"ransomware-american-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/ransomware-american-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware Riddles American Schools in August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ransomware Infects Public Schools Nationwide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the month of August, several public school districts across the nation fell victim to ransomware. Here is what we know, the ransomware variants differed from attack to attack, although the most frequently used ransomware strain was Ryuk. This specific ransomware-type piggy-backs of a trojan virus. Once the trojan successfully deploys, Ryuk is installed and lays dormant until the cyber criminals decide to execute it. Upon execution, the files within the connected network become encrypted, making them inaccessible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who was infected? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Public schools across the nation were infected. Below is a list of those which went public with their ransomware infections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n