Police in Florida have detained a high school student for alleged hacks that disrupted the remote learning system used by the Miami-Dade school district.
Attacks known as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which flood a network with internet data, had engulfed the school system.
According to reports, many students who attempted to sign in to My School Online encountered persistent please wait messages.
Edwin Lopez, the chief of police for that division, stated that he thought the student wasn't alone and that authorities are hunting for the others.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/miami-dade-county-public-schools
"id": "mia05710723",
"linkid": "miami-dade-county-public-schools",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Students',
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Miami-Dade, Florida',
'name': 'Miami-Dade School District',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'DDoS',
'description': 'A high school student was detained for alleged DDoS attacks '
'that disrupted the remote learning system used by the '
'Miami-Dade school district. Many students encountered '
"persistent 'please wait' messages when trying to sign in to "
'My School Online. Authorities suspect the student was not '
'acting alone.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': "Persistent 'please wait' messages, "
'disruption of remote learning',
'systems_affected': 'My School Online'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'motivation': 'Disruption of remote learning system',
'references': [{'source': 'Police in Florida'}],
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
'threat_actor': 'High school student(s)',
'title': 'DDoS Attack on Miami-Dade School District Remote Learning System',
'type': 'Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack'}