Albuquerque Public Schools

Albuquerque Public Schools

The student information system at Albuquerque Public Schools fell victim to a cyberattack.

The attack disrupted its systems that were used to take students' attendance, contact families in emergencies, and assure that students are picked up from school by authorized adults and forced it to close the classes.

The attack even disrupted the school meal services and affected hundreds of students.

Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/albuquerque-public-schools-shut-down-by-ransomware-incident/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/albuquerque-public-schools

"id": "alb14492422",
"linkid": "albuquerque-public-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "01/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Hundreds of students',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Albuquerque',
                        'name': 'Albuquerque Public Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'description': 'The student information system at Albuquerque Public Schools '
                'fell victim to a cyberattack. The attack disrupted its '
                "systems that were used to take students' attendance, contact "
                'families in emergencies, and assure that students are picked '
                'up from school by authorized adults and forced it to close '
                'the classes. The attack even disrupted the school meal '
                'services and affected hundreds of students.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Class closures',
            'systems_affected': ['student information system',
                                 'attendance system',
                                 'emergency contact system',
                                 'student pickup authorization system',
                                 'school meal services']},
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Albuquerque Public Schools',
 'type': 'Cyberattack'}
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