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FBI supervisor tells Virginia school IT leaders ransomware, phishing and credential theft remain top threats
Summary
An FBI cyber supervisor told Virginia CyberCon attendees that ransomware and credential‑theft attacks continue to disrupt instruction and that schools should share logs with law enforcement to help investigations.
An FBI cyber supervisor told attendees at Virginia CyberCon that K‑12 systems are a frequent target for ransomware, extortion and credential‑theft operations, and urged school IT leaders to plan ahead and coordinate with law enforcement.
Chris Koch, supervisor of the FBI cyber squad in Richmond, described common attack patterns including ransomware, "double extortion" (where attackers both encrypt…
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