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School computer virus cost us $120,000 – Amity Observer

With $120,000 in costs related to clean-up after the Qakbot computer virus … to infect,” Mr. Smith wrote in a report about the attack presented to the board. Most of the costs related to the virus, $83,000, was from replacing and repairing servers …
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Could school computer virus have been prevented? – Amity Observer

The current virus problems are different. It is believed the schools’ computer network picked up one of countless … have” Mr. Smith told the school board Monday. “It’s not an attack so much as a fishing expedition, and there’s bait out there.”
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Schools battle virus that infects scores of computers – Amity Observer

Many Ridgefield Public School computers have been out sick this … how long it would take to make a full recovery. Though viruses are an every-day occurrence, Mr. Smith said, “From an actual attack, infection, this is the worst since I’ve been here.”
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