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Cleveland City Schools reports ransomware attempt on devices

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CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Officials with the Cleveland City Schools say they are working on a ransomware case involving system devices.

They became aware of the attack on Tuesday.

In a statement, officials say less than 5 percent of their school devices were actually affected and none of them are student devices.

And they do not believe any personal information has been compromised.

“We want to assure you that sensitive information, including PowerSchool data, is secure off-site.”

The school system is continuing to check to see if any data has been removed from the system, but, so far, they have not found any missing data.

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Cleveland computer breach

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CLEVELAND (WJW) — The FOX 8 I-Team has learned of an investigation into a computer breach involving the City of Cleveland.

Multiple sources said it happened on Saturday, and it led to a message to at least some city employees and officials. That message said, “We have identified a compromised account on our network attempting to harvest log-in passwords.”

The message went on to say “our cyber security team” has contained the breach and is investigating. Additionally, the message said, “We are asking all users to change their passwords. Until users change their passwords, they will not be able to use their email.”

As of Monday morning, the I-Team learned some city employees were still having email issues, however, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport was not affected. The airport suffered a cyberattack a few years ago, and that led to a big investment in new firewalls to protect against cyber intruders.

The message sent out over the weekend recommended city employees call or text to communicate. The I-Team has reached out to City Hall to find out more.

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U.S. accuses Chinese-born researcher at Cleveland Clinic of ties to Chinese spying – Reuters

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  1. U.S. accuses Chinese-born researcher at Cleveland Clinic of ties to Chinese spying  Reuters
  2. Former Cleveland Clinic researcher arrested over undisclosed ties to Chinese tech espionage program: 4 details  Becker’s Hospital Review
  3. Chinese-born Researcher Arrested in US for Spying, Stealing American Scientific Advances  News18
  4. Chinese-Born Researcher at Cleveland Clinic Accused of Fraud, Links to Espionage  Breitbart
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Cleveland Indians turn to SIEM in malware, botnet battle – Network World

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Cleveland Indians turn to SIEM in malware, botnet battle
Network World
While the SIEM product works well for employees' Windows computers, the IT group's next challenge has to do with syncing up mobile device usage and deployment policies with management so that Android and iOS devices, for example, can be brought …

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