Texas school district pays $500,000 ransom after ransomware attack

The Judson Independent School District of Texas has paid more than $547,000 in ransom to ransomware criminals who stole data from the school district and threatened to publish it online. The management wanted to prevent the data from being distributed online.

To prevent sensitive and personal information from appearing on the dark web, we have paid a ransom of $547,045.61 to prevent others from misusing this information. an announcement. “We had no other choice and would rather have used the money to meet the needs of our employees and students.”

The school district was hit by a ransomware attack on June 17. The personal information of more than 26,000 students and teachers was stolen. Telephone lines and e-mail services were also shut down by the attackers.