Security News > 2020 > November > Baltimore County Public Schools hit by ransomware attack
Baltimore County Public Schools has been hit today by a ransomware attack that led to a systemic shutdown of its network due to the number of systems impacted in the attack.
The Baltimore County school district manages all public schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, and is the 25th largest U.S. school system.
"Due to issues with our network, all Baltimore County Public Schools will be closed today, Wednesday, November 25, 2020," he said.
Baltimore County told WMAR that it found no evidence of government systems having been compromised during the ransomware attack.
Today's ransomware attack is the third one in the last three years after Baltimore city's emergency call system was disrupted in March 2018, with the staff having to switch to manual operations to handle all incoming emergency calls according to NBC NEWS..
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