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

"id": "MID03420323",
"linkid": "middletown-ct-public-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2019",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"