Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) declared a state-wide emergency this week following cyberattacks on several school districts.
The declaration comes after three local school districts were hit by what local media have described as ransomware attacks, where hackers take over and encrypt vital cyber systems and demand a ransom to release the data.
The state-wide emergency declaration allows for state resources and cyber assistance to be given to these school districts from the Louisiana National Guard, the Louisiana State Police and the Office of Technology Services.
According to the governor’s office, the state is also cooperating with the FBI, state agencies and higher education partners.
The school systems in Sabine, Morehouse and Ouachita parishes in northern Louisiana were all hit by malware attacks this week, with the governor’s office in contact with other school districts in the state to assess how far the malware has spread.
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