Report: Ransomware Attacks on Schools Increased in Q1 2023
May 2, 2023 – Published on Government Technology
An analysis by the Virginia-based cybersecurity firm GuidePoint Security found a 17 percent increase in ransomware attacks on schools since last quarter, and almost half of cases globally involve U.S. public entities.
Ransomware attacks on schools and other public institutions rose sharply in the past six months, according to a Virginia-based cybersecurity company that monitors worldwide activity on a quarterly basis.
GuidePoint Security, in its Q1 2023 Ransomware Report released in April, indicated a 27 percent increase in public ransomware victims — mainly in education, manufacturing, technology, health care, banking and finance industries — compared to the first quarter of 2022. It also noted a 25 percent rise from the last quarter of 2022. The report is based on public information.
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