Bartow School District Faces Widespread Internet Outage Amid Suspected Ransomware Attack

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Date Reported: 2024-10-16
Country: USA
Victim: Bartow County School District | Bartow County School District |
Additional Information :

• The Bartow County School District experienced a district-wide internet outage.
• There is currently no estimated time for restoration of internet services.
• The district is investigating the cause of the outage.
• There are concerns that the outage may be the result of a ransomware attack.
• Ransomware attacks often target schools and government agencies due to the sensitive data they hold.

Article: https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/bartow-schools-left-without-internet-after-districtwide-outage/ID2A6OY2ZNDNPCQM5NAPFSLMM4/