The Tragic Fallout From a School District's Ransomware Breach
Ransomware gangs have long sought pain points where their extortion demands have the greatest leverage.Now an investigation from NBC News has made clear what that merciless business model looks like when it targets kids: One ransomware group's giant leak of sensitive files from the Minneapolis school system exposes thousands of children at their most vulnerable, complete with behavioral and psychological reports on individual students and highly sensitive documentation of cases where they've allegedly been abused by teachers and staff.