![]() Related: BetaNews, , The Guardian, Education Week, Government Technology, Bleeping Computer, NBC News, Campus Technology ( Sean Lyngaas / CNN and Arijit Sarkar / Cointelegraph ) Some critical information the FBI seeks includes Bitcoin wallet information, ransom notes, and IP addresses linked to the attacker. ![]() The FBI asked US citizens to report information that helps track the whereabouts of the hackers. “K-12 institutions may be seen as particularly lucrative targets due to the amount of sensitive student data accessible through school systems or their managed service providers,” it added. “School districts with limited cybersecurity capabilities and constrained resources are often the most vulnerable however, the opportunistic targeting often seen with cyber criminals can still put school districts with robust cybersecurity programs at risk,” the alert said. ( Florion Goga and Fatos Bytyci / Reuters and The White House and (earlier) Associated Press )Ī ransomware gang known as Vice Society, which emerged last year, has been "disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks,” according to the group. would continue to support Albania’s long-term remediation efforts and invited partners and Allies to join in holding malicious cyber actors accountable and building a secure and resilient digital future. We have concluded that the Government of Iran conducted this reckless and irresponsible cyberattack and that it is responsible for subsequent hack and leak operations.” government has been on the ground working alongside private sector partners to support Albania’s efforts to mitigate, recover from, and investigate the July 15 cyberattack that destroyed government data and disrupted government services to the public. The White House issued a statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson condemning the attack and joining Prime Minister Rama’s call for Iran to be held accountable for “this unprecedented cyber incident.” Watson said, “the U.S. ![]() ![]() Albania, a member of NATO and an applicant to the EU, worked on the case with Microsoft and Jones Group International experts. The two countries have had tense relations since 2014 when Albania accepted some 3,000 members of the exiled opposition group People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran, also known by its Farsi name Mujahideen-e-Khalq, who have settled in a camp near Durres, the country's principal port. "The in-depth investigation provided us with indisputable evidence that the cyberattack against our country was orchestrated and sponsored by the Islamic Republic of Iran through the engagement of four groups that enacted the aggression," Rama said. is fully proportionate to the gravity and risk of the cyberattack that threatened to paralyse public services, erase digital systems and hack into state records, steal government intranet electronic communication and stir chaos and insecurity in the country," Rama said in a video statement. ![]()
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