Huntsville City Schools

Huntsville City Schools has to cancel its classes after it was targeted in a ransomware attack.

The district has to close all schools and campuses for the remainder of the day “due to a potential cybersecurity threat.

It also turned the devices off until further notice.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/huntsville-city-schools-hit-by-ransomware-attack/

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

"id": "hun223010123",
"linkid": "huntsville-city-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Huntsville',
                        'name': 'Huntsville City Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'description': 'Huntsville City Schools had to cancel its classes after it '
                'was targeted in a ransomware attack.',
 'impact': {'downtime': ['Remainder of the day'],
            'operational_impact': ['Classes canceled', 'Devices turned off'],
            'systems_affected': ['All schools and campuses']},
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Devices turned off until further '
                                       'notice']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Huntsville City Schools',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}