"Highline Public Schools Confirms Ransomware Behind Shutdown"

Recently K-12 school district Highline Public Schools confirmed that a ransomware attack forced it to shut down all schools in early September.  Highline Public Schools has over 2,000 staff members and offers programs ranging from early childhood education to college preparation.  Highline's central office remained open, and staff were instructed to report for work.  The district also started investigating the attack's impact and working to restore systems with help from third-party, state, and federal partners.  During the investigation, it was confirmed that the unauthorized activity was a form of ransomware.  The district is still rebuilding affected network systems to come back online and says it will start re-imaging all student and staff devices starting October 14.  Highline noted that it expects to restore access to several of its network tools during the week of October 14.  No other details are available regarding the ransomware operation behind last month's cyberattack, and it's currently unclear whether any personal information belonging to staff or students was exposed or stolen in the incident. 

BleepingComputer reports: "Highline Public Schools Confirms Ransomware Behind Shutdown"