Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore City Public Schools

The websites, email and grading systems, and remote learning programs of Baltimore County Public School were affected by a ransomware attack in November 2020.

The school had to cancel classes of about 115,000 students for 2 to 3 days to recover its systems from the attack.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/us/baltimore-schools-cyberattack.html

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

"id": "bal205215222",
"linkid": "baltimore-city-public-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "70",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '115,000 students',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Baltimore County, Maryland, USA',
                        'name': 'Baltimore County Public School',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'date_detected': 'November 2020',
 'description': 'The websites, email and grading systems, and remote learning '
                'programs of Baltimore County Public School were affected by a '
                'ransomware attack in November 2020. The school had to cancel '
                'classes of about 115,000 students for 2 to 3 days to recover '
                'its systems from the attack.',
 'impact': {'downtime': '2 to 3 days',
            'operational_impact': 'Classes canceled for 115,000 students',
            'systems_affected': ['websites',
                                 'email and grading systems',
                                 'remote learning programs']},
 'title': 'Baltimore County Public School Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}
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