Cyber-crime
Ransomware sends Illinois high school on an early summer vacation
Meanwhile, 13 schools in Wales affected by separate attack
An Illinois high school won't reopen until Wednesday at the earliest after suffering a ransomware attack on Sunday, June 7.Evanston Township High School (ETHS), located 14 miles north of Chicago, said it would be closed today and tomorrow, and that the closure also affected summer school, sports camps, and on-campus activities, which are all canceled."Upon discovering the incident, we immediately activated our incident response procedures and engaged external cyber breach attorneys and cybersecurity forensic experts to assist with the investigation and recovery process," ETHS said in a statement issued via a dedicated information page.
"We are working with these specialists to determine precisely what information may have been accessed or acquired and to restore normal systems operations as quickly as possible. The district is cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as part of the ongoing investigation."
