Cybercriminals used ransomware to disable the technology systems at New York’s Monroe College, according to Inside Higher Ed.
They locked Monroe students, faculty and staff members out of the college’s Learning Management System, Blackboard and email system, and are now demanding about $2 million in Bitcoins.
Monroe officials are working with the FBI and local law enforcement officials to investigate the ransomware attack and resolve the incident.
Monroe officials have advised students to continue to attend classes and submit homework on paper and contact the college via their personal email accounts.
These are perpetuated by a small group of sophisticated criminals and are targeting the organizations by size and ability to pay.
They are evaluating the Pain Threshold.