The ransomware caused a brief shutdown of the district's computer system in early March, but classes were not disrupted. “This is a PUBLIC school district,” the Broward negotiator replied. Public school districts have been frequent targets of ransomware attacks. “What do you mean about a royal family ... we are a public school district,” the negotiator replied. “The Conti operators are experienced extortionists, so it’s odd that they seemed not to know who they were dealing with and demanded an amount that a public school district was never likely to pay.

Source: ABC News April 01, 2021 20:00 UTC