Why Are Ransomware Attackers Targeting Local Towns And Schools?
As students head back to school, teachers and administrators in Wolcott, Connecticut will be starting the school year without access to important files.
That’s because the Wolcott Public School system computers were attacked by ransomware, a type of computer virus that holds essential data hostage unless the school agrees to pay attackers a ransom.
This hour we take a look at why hackers have increasingly been targeting local governments and schools for ransomware attacks.
And we ask: What does this mean for Connecticut, a state with hundreds of separate municipal governments and school…
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