Middletown Public Schools

Middletown Public Schools stated that they have become aware of a ransomware attack which disabled access to their critical business systems and applications.

Further investigation into the cyberattack suggested the legacy perimeter firewall was also vulnerable to the hacking techniques used by cyber criminals and bad actors.

After evaluating network traffic and future requirements, the district selected a Palo Alto Network Next Gen firewall capable of sharing valuable intelligence with the endpoint devices running TRAPS.

More than 6,000 users access educational, business office applications and the internet from a variety of endpoint devices, including many wireless users were operated by the district.

Source: https://www.middletownpress.com/middletown/article/Middletown-Public-Schools-thwarts-malware-attack-13817506.php

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

"id": "mid03420323",
"linkid": "middletown-ct-public-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2019",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Middletown Public Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'description': 'Middletown Public Schools became aware of a ransomware attack '
                'that disabled access to their critical business systems and '
                'applications. Further investigation suggested the legacy '
                'perimeter firewall was vulnerable to the hacking techniques '
                'used by cyber criminals. The district selected a Palo Alto '
                'Network Next Gen firewall capable of sharing valuable '
                'intelligence with endpoint devices running TRAPS.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['critical business systems and applications']},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['selected a Palo Alto Network Next Gen '
                                       'firewall']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Middletown Public Schools',
 'type': 'Ransomware',
 'vulnerability_exploited': ['legacy perimeter firewall']}