Ransomware attack closes US Jerome School District for two days
Jerome School District in Idaho, United States, cancelled classes on 19 October following a cyber-attack over the weekend. The ransomware attack also took control of school cameras and door locks. The district resumed school operations after a two-day closure.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Jerome School District
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Two-day school closure and takeover of school cameras and door locks
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Jerome School District cancelled classes for the day following a cyber-attack over the weekend.
- It was revealed that the ransomware attackers had taken control of school cameras and door locks.
- Jerome School District’s two-day closure and subsequent resumption of school operations were reported.
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