Pointed out that personal information of children stolen from school is flowing to the dark web
The cyber attack 'ransomware attack' that forcibly restricts access to the system by malware and demands a ransom is not only for government agencies and IT companies, but also for organizations that are directly connected to people's lives such as food, medical care, and education. I
Hackers are leaking children's data — and there's little parents can do
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hackers-are-leaking-childrens-data-s-little-parents-can-rcna1926
Recently, ransomware attacks have been carried out against all institutions and organizations such as medical institutions , oil pipelines , and meat companies, and the amount of damage has been enormous. The US government has also reportedly demanded that medical institutions be on high alert and said it would raise the priority of responding to ransomware attacks to the same level as terrorism. In addition, the US government is implementing a billion-yen ransom program to thoroughly stop ransomware attacks.
US government aims to prevent the spread of ransomware damage with a 1 billion yen ransom program --GIGAZINE
However, it does not mean that confidential information leaked after a ransomware attack will be returned. Regarding the ransomware attack on educational institutions, NBC pointed out that 'data for 1200 schools in the United States has been leaked' based on a report from a security company. The number of victims is estimated to be in the millions.
The leaked personal information included extremely personal information such as the health status of the child, social security number, and financial status of the family. The NBC quotes security companies as saying, 'Public school systems are not as well-developed as data protection systems in many private companies.'
According to experts, schools have been the target of hacks such as ransomware attacks for over a decade. Personal information stolen from the school is sold to hackers in bulk, but hackers want to do it because the school has not specified what to do for 'stolen personal information'. The current situation is that you can do whatever you want.
There are also cases of damage caused by leakage of personal information. Mother of Ohio, after only two months in which the name of the son from the elementary school and the social security number is leaked, someone a contract with the card company with the name of the son, and was trying to cloud the car loan says .
Schools are also taking measures against ransomware attacks, but the current situation is that it is difficult to prevent them completely. Schools followed FBI advice to restore systems from backups stored in case of an emergency during a ransomware attack that claimed to damage 48,000 people in a Texas school district. .. However, the data stolen by a hacker who was hit by a ransom payment was released on the Internet, and even after half a year, the personal information of about 16,000 students is still being exposed.
'Hackers will try to get whatever data they have,' NBC said. 'The problem is that many schools often don't know what the data is, and they don't recognize the stolen data,' he said. It has been pointed out that in 2020, about 730 billion yen of damage was caused to educational institutions in the United States, and schools are required to take further precautions and measures.
In 2020 alone, 730 billion yen worth of ransomware damage was brought to schools and educational institutions --GIGAZINE
Schools and school districts tend to store a lot of data about their children and often don't have the money to pay for cybersecurity professionals and services. 'There is little that parents can do to protect their data,' the NBC said, stating that actions should be taken to minimize risk, such as stopping automatic account lending.
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