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Los Angeles School District Targeted with Ransomware

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It's well known that threat actors like to use important dates to target organizations, like a long holiday weekend or a big merger or acquisition. Why target public schools with ransomware? While every ransomware case is different, they do follow similar trends. So why attack? Lack of staffing is also an issue.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

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But in all probability, there's more likelihood of what we call the 'backhoe attack' that would have more impact on a region than Code Red, or anything we've seen so far.” Centre for Defence: In 2007, a struggle over a divisive Soviet statutes set the standard for a new form of Russian interference in the affairs of foreign states.