Another school district US has been hit by a ransomware attack , affecting classes that have just begun. This time, the victim is the Newhall School District, which was forced to cancel online classes for Monday and Tuesday after the ransomware attack, which is said to have taken place over the weekend.
The school announced the incident on Instagram early Monday. The ransomware attack shut down the school's network, causing classes to be canceled.
On Monday afternoon, the Newhall School District said the issue had not been resolved and that Tuesday's classes would also have to be canceled.
“We are working with our legal team and insurance provider to investigate and resolve these issues as quickly as possible,” Newhall School District Superintendent Jeff Pelzel wrote in a letter to the students’ parents.
Due to the problems from the ransomware attack, teachers were forced to give students only lesson plans that did not require technology.
As we read on CBS Los Angeles, the email Newhall School District's by the ransomware attack and stopped working.
With the start of the new school year, there have been a number of ransomware attacks on schools across the US. Last week, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia also fell victim to a ransomware attack. Previous attacks have targeted schools in Toledo, Ohio, Clark County and many other areas.
In most cases, the Maze gang was behind the attacks .
Katie Nickels, an executive at security firm Red Canary, said schools are an easy target for ransomware gangs and that law enforcement needs to take action to stop the criminals. However, new attacks on US , and experts believe the hackers are not going to stop anytime soon.
