Highline Public Schools Confirms Ransomware Attack, Alabama Hospital Data Breach Affects 61,000 Patients

Highline Public Schools confirmed that a ransomware attack was responsible for the disruption of their digital network systems, which led to school closures for several days in early September. The district is working to restore its systems and families may learn more about the timeline for getting back online soon. In a separate incident, an Alabama hospital admitted that a cyberattack compromised data on over 61,000 patients.