Ransomware Attack Impacts Thousands of Schools

A ransomware attack against school website infrastructure provider Finalsite potentially impacted thousands of schools, InfoSecurity Magazine reports. Finalsite, which serves more than 8,000 schools worldwide, said it identified ransomware on its systems Jan. 4 but has found no evidence data was compromised. The total number of schools impacted has not been disclosed. Since the incident, the company said its security, infrastructure and engineering teams have been working “to restore backup systems and bring our network back to full performance, in a safe and secure manner.” Full Story