Ransomware attack shuts Uvalde schools for a week
The systems of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in the US were hit by a ransomware attack, closing schools for around a week. The district later said no data had been leaked as a result of the attack.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Schools closed for around a week
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack on district systems
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The district closed schools owing to a ransomware attack.
- The district said schools would remain closed until Thursday.
- The district said the ransomware attack had not resulted in any data leak.
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