Cybercriminals love to target schools because they’re often easy to hack, they’re a treasure trove of student and staff personal information.
INDIANAPOLIS — WRTV Investigates has uncovered a growing number of cyberattacks on Indiana school districts.
The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township has not had any cyberattacks, according to Dr. Tony Harvey, Chief Technology Officer. Schools house valuable information about your children, and cybercriminals want to sell it on the dark web to someone who can create an identity in your child’s name.
“There’s a lot of cyberattacks out there,” said Graig Lubsen, Director of Communications and External Affairs for the Indiana Office of Technology. “It's happening everywhere, these attacks.” “I don't think this kind of thing ever feels minor,” said Philhower. “We have wonderful technology people that were able to restore everything. We really did not lose anything at all."
Herb Stapleton, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field office, said the FBI can stop ransom payments from getting to criminals if they are notified quickly.