"Rising Threat: K-12 Cybersecurity Under Attack"

Hackers targeted Minneapolis Public Schools in a devastating cyberattack, stealing sensitive data including Social Security numbers, school security details, and information about sexual assaults and psychiatric holds, and then demanding a ransom. This trend of hackers targeting young public school students is on the rise nationwide, with potentially devastating long-term consequences for students, especially for Black and brown students. Stolen student records can resurface in college applications, job interviews, or court hearings, and recovering from such an attack can be overwhelming for families.