StateScoop: Classes were canceled Wednesday in public schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, after the district’s IT systems were disrupted by a ransomware attack. The suspension, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday, applied to both in-person and online classrooms.
The type of ransomware that appeared on the Baltimore County Public Schools networks has not been identified. District officials described the attack as a “systemic interruption to network information systems” that its IT team is working to remedy. School officials also advised students and teachers alike to not use their district-issued devices.
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