FBI, DHS Warn of Ransomware Attacks Targeting Online Classes

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned this week that malicious hackers are targeting the nation’s K-12 classes that have moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint alert put out with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), the agencies warned that ransomware attacks in particular were hitting online classes and were expected to continue into the next year.