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Educational Institutes are increasingly becoming the targets of cybercrimes

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Educational Institutes are increasingly becoming the targets of cybercrimes

Hackers have stolen $800,000 from Cape Code Community College via phishing attack and malware.

In the recent months, there have been multiple attacks on Community Colleges, Medium-sized Universities, Educational organizations, K-12 School Districts, in addition to crimes on local governments.

The attackers have stolen $1.4 million from multiple accounts belonging to Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET).

Prince George’s County public schools in Maryland had their staff’s personal data stolen.

US DoE: K12 schools are susceptible to ransomware cyber-attacks

The US Department of Education (DoE) has issued an alert specifying that almost all K12 schools are extremely vulnerable to hackers.

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