November 02, 2022
Cyber incident overview worldwide
Diagram in high resolution (License: CC BY 4.0):
Cyber attacks statistics
By month
Diagram in high resolution (License: CC BY 4.0):
By country
Diagram in high resolution (License: CC BY 4.0):
Which schools were affected by a cyber attack?
Date | Country | City | Organization |
---|---|---|---|
January 8, 2022 | USA | Irvine CA | School platform |
January 2022 | USA | Griggsville IL | School district |
10 January 2022 | Germany | Neubrandenburg | School |
January 11, 2022 | USA | Neenah WI | School district |
January 12, 2022 | United Kingdom | Milton Keynes | College |
January 13, 2022 | USA | Albuquerque NM | School district |
January 20, 2022 | USA | Fremont CA | Community College |
January 23, 2022 | USA | Fallsington PA | School district |
February 2022 | USA | Hays KS | School district |
February 2022 | USA | Centralia WA | Community College |
February 2022 | USA | Helena–West Helena AR | Community College |
February 2022 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Schools |
February 24, 2022 | France | Paris | Learning environment |
February 25, 2022 | Switzerland | Echallens VD | Kindergarten association |
March 2022 | Germany | Goslar | Vocational school |
March 18, 2022 | Germany | Cloppenburg | Vocational school |
March 30, 2022 | Switzerland | Neuchâtel NE | Learning platform |
April 2022 | USA | Springfield MO | Community College |
April 2022 | USA | Topeka KS | School district |
April 2022 | Austria | St. Pölten | Vocational school |
April 30, 2022 | USA | Battle Creek MI | Community College |
May 11, 2022 | Canada | Laval QC | College |
May 2022 | USA | Willows CA | School district |
May 2022 | USA | Fort Sumner NM | School district |
May 16, 2022 | USA | Kalamazoo MI | Community college |
May 18, 2022 | USA | Toledo OH | School district |
May 22, 2022 | Canada | Regina SK | School division |
May 2022 | United Kingdom | Evesham | School |
May 2022 | Switzerland | Zurich ZH | School |
June 2, 2022 | USA | Tenafly NJ | School district |
June 4, 2022 | China | Website | |
June 7, 2022 | USA | Rome | School district |
Notes
- The statistics are based on the known incidents listed here.
- Since only some of the cases become known, the evaluations are not representative.
- Industries where incidents are immediately visible due to public access (e.g. healthcare) are more represented than others.
- An incident may be assigned to multiple countries or industries. Also, a country cannot always be assigned. So the totals shown on the charts may be different.
- The graphics may be reused according to the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (attribution: KonBriefing.com).
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Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks
Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks
Details, examples and sources

Cyber incident at a school platform in the USA
Illuminate Education / IO Classroom - Irvine, California, USA (Orange County)
Among those affected were 820,000 current and former New York City public schools students.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/us/po...
https://thejournal.com/articles/2022/03/...
https://thejournal.com/articles/2022/05/...

Cyber attack on a school district in Illinois
Griggsville-Perry School District - Griggsville, Illinois, USA
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.ph...

Cyber attack on school in Germany
Evangelische Schule St. Marien - Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
https://www.nordkurier.de/neubrandenburg...

Cyber attack on a school district in Wisconsin
Neenah Joint School District - Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
https://www.wbay.com/2022/01/11/neenah-s...

Cyber attack on a college in the UK
Milton Keynes College Group - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
https://mkcollege.ac.uk/news/cyber-incid...

Cyber attack on a school district in Albuquerque
Albuquerque Public Schools - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (Bernalillo County)
https://www.aps.edu/about-us/administrat...

Ransomware at a community college in California
Ohlone College - Fremont, California, USA
Fremont is located on the San Francisco Bay between San Jose and Oakland.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/data-breach-at...

Cyberattack on a school district in Pennsylvania
Pennsbury School District - Fallsington, Pennsylvania, USA
https://levittownnow.com/2022/01/24/penn...

Cyber attack on a school district in Kansas
Hays USD 489 - Hays, Kansas, USA
https://hayspost.com/posts/008b9faf-0281...

Ransomware at a community college in the state of Washington
Centralia College - Centralia, Washington, USA (Lewis County)
https://www.chronline.com/stories/centra...

Ransomware at a Community College in Arkansas
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) - Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, USA
https://www.facebook.com/21979035756/pho...

Cyber attack on an educational institution in Dubai
GEMS Education - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/education/u...

Cyber attack on an online learning environment of French high schools
Espace numérique de travail (ENT) - Paris, France
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/educatio...

Ransomware at a kindergarten association in Switzerland
Association pour l'entraide familiale et l'accueil de jour des enfants du Gros-de-Vaud et environs (EFAJE) - Echallens, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
https://www.24heures.ch/un-reseau-daccue...

Cyber attack on a vocational school in Germany
BBS Goslar-Baßgeige - Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
https://www.goslarsche.de/lokales/region...

Cyber attack on a vocational school in Germany
Berufsbildende Schulen Technik Cloppenburg (BBS Technik) - Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
https://lkclp.de/aktuelles-presse/presse...

Cyber attack on a learning platform in Switzerland
Réseau pédagogique neuchâtelois (RPN) - Neuchâtel, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
https://www.arcinfo.ch/neuchatel-canton/...

A Missouri community college lost $900,000 to online fraud
Ozarks Technical Community College - Springfield, Missouri, USA
https://eu.news-leader.com/story/news/ed...

DDoS attack on a school district in Kansas
Topeka Public Schools, Unified School District No. 501 - Topeka, Kansas, USA (Shawnee County)
https://eu.cjonline.com/story/news/educa...

Ransomware at a vocational school in Austria
Höhere Technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt St. Pölten (HTL) - St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria
https://www.heute.at/s/black-cat-attacki...

Ransomware at a community college in Michigan
Kellogg Community College (KCC) - Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
https://twitter.com/Kellogg_CC/status/15...

Cyberattack on a college in Canada
Collège Montmorency - Laval, Québec, Canada
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-...

Ransomware at a school district in California
Willows, California, USA (Glenn County)
https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/crime...

Cyber attack on a school district in New Mexico
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools - Fort Sumner, New Mexico, USA (De Baca County)
https://therecord.media/k-12-cyberattack...

Cyberattack on a community college in Michigan
Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Kalamazoo County)
https://www.facebook.com/KalamazooValley...

Cyberattack on a school district in Ohio
Washington Local Schools - Toledo, Ohio, USA (Lucas County)
https://twitter.com/WLS4Kids/status/1527...

Cyberattack on a school division in Regina, Canada
Regina Public School Division (RPSD) - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
https://twitter.com/RegPublicSchool/stat...

Cyberattack on a school in England
The De Montfort School - Evesham, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
https://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/20...

Cyber attack on a school in Switzerland
Kantonsschule Hottingen - Zurich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/zuerich-hacke...

Cyber attack on a school district in New Jersey
Tenafly Public Schools (TPS) - Tenafly, New Jersey, USA (Bergen County)
https://www.nj.com/education/2022/06/fin...

Cyber attack on a Chinese educational website
China
https://techstory.in/anonymous-attacks-a...

Approx. $195,000 stolen from school district in Georgia, USA
Floyd County Schools - Rome, Georgia, USA (Floyd County)
https://coosavalleynews.com/2022/06/all-...
Further information
How many institutions were affected by cyberattacks?
KonBriefing Research had counted 32 successful cyberattacks on educational worldwide for H1 2022.
When did cyber attacks take place?
For H1 2022, KonBriefing Research counted the following successful cyberattacks on education organizations: January (8) • February (6) • March (3) • April (4) • May (8) • June (3)
Which countries were affected by cyberattacks?
For H1 2022, KonBriefing Research found successful cyberattacks on schools of the following countries: USA (18) • Switzerland (3) • Germany (3) • UK (2) • Canada (2) • United Arab Emirates (1) • France (1) • Europe (1) • China (1) • Austria (1)
Industries
Industry | May contain |
---|---|
Education | Schools, secondary schools, high schools, vocational training, vocational schools, community colleges |
Public sector | Authorities, government offices, city halls, municipal administrations, local and regional governments, school boards |
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