Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden
Schools have faced an onslaught of cyberattacks since the pandemic disrupted education nationwide five years ago, yet district leaders across the country have employed a pervasive pattern of obfuscation that leaves the real victims in the dark, an investigation by The 74 shows.An in-depth analysis chronicling more than 300 school cyberattacks over the past five years reveals the degree to which school leaders in virtually every state repeatedly provide false assurances to students, parents, and staff about the security of their sensitive information. At the same time, consultants and lawyers steer “privileged investigations” that keep key details hidden from the public.In more than two dozen cases, educators were forced to backtrack months—and in some cases more than a year—later after tel...