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Alabama School District to Replace Student and Teacher Devices after Ransomware Attack

December 10, 2020

The Huntsville City Schools district in Alabama hasn’t fully recovered from a ransomware attack that disrupted its IT network on November 30.

After confirming the attack on school districts’ servers, officials shut down schools and campuses, announcing that students and teachers will not engage in remote learning activities.

Students and employees were urged to turn off their district- issued devices to mitigate the spread of the ransomware infection. Families were also advised to watch out for phishing emails asking for HCS student information.

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