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Minneapolis Public Schools Hacked By Group Known As Medusa
As reported by Fox News, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) was hacked by a group called Medusa. The events were reported on March 7,2023.
The group did post a video online taking credit for the attack. This coincides to the week we had snow days, but the MPS district suffered not just a complete collapse of the system, but everybody was unable to access their accounts and devices for a number of days. The result? The data has been stolen and the group has demanded $1 million in return.
It is without a doubt a ransomware event and not an encryption event. MPS district shared the following message:
The President of the Teacher Union, Greta Callahan, in a Star Tribune article asserted that district officials should have been more transparent in light of the magnitude of the…
