A Baltimore City Public Schools official confirmed to Recorded Future News that the incident was a ransomware attack but said no ransom was paid. Officials at Baltimore City Public Schools published a breach notice on Tuesday warning that a cyber incident on February 13 exposed certain IT systems within the network. Thousands of students, teachers and administrators had information stolen from the Baltimore City Public Schools system during a ransomware attack in February. They did not say how many people were affected but the letters explain that 1.5% of the current Baltimore City Public Schools student population was impacted — which would put the figure at more than 1,150 students. Since the incident, we have implemented a series of additional cybersecurity enhancements, including installing endpoint detection and response software and resetting all users’ passwords,” the school spokesperson told Recorded Future News. Baltimore City Public Schools suffered a cyberattack in 2020 which cost the city more than $10 million in network upgrades and damages. Cybersecurity experts have tracked at least 75 ransomware attacks on K-12 schools and colleges so far in 2025, one of the highest figures seen since researchers began tracking the numbers.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:35:15 +0000