Hackers increasingly target school districts

Hackers are increasingly treating school districts like easy ATMs for personal data, with Bronx families squarely in the crosshairs. A Turn To Tara segment on News 12 New York spotlighted a sharp jump in cyberattacks on schools and highlighted warnings from Check Point security analysts about exposed Social Security numbers, medical records and even custody documents. According to Check Point, U.S. schools now see “more than 3,000” attack attempts every week.

In some reporting windows, weekly averages for education organisations were in the low-to-mid-4,000s, underscoring how quickly schools have become a popular target. Those volumes help explain why security professionals now rank districts ahead of many classic corporate targets.