TTP Analysis of Top Ransomware Threatening Schools/Education

Recently started digging in to ransomware targeting the education sector. An [ISAC report](https://www.cisecurity.org/about-us/media/press-release/new-ms-isac-report-details-cybersecurity-challenges-of-k-12-schools) this week outlined top cybersecurity challenges for schools, and CISA released the latest in its "StopRansomware" [alert series](https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware/stopransomware), which typically covers ransomware impacting public sectors.

For more data, I turned to the incredible [Ransomwatch repo](https://github.com/joshhighet/ransomwatch) of ransomware extortion threats. Unfortunately, the numbers there support concerns of a growing ransomware threat to education. After quick review (searching posts for “school”, “.edu”, “university”), I tallied **66 ransomware extortion threats** …

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