List of Ransomware Attacks Against Schools in 2021

Allan Liska filed this request with the Florida Department of Education of Florida.
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From: Allan Liska

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

A list of all schools or school districts in Florida that have been victims of ransomware attacks in 2021 through July 31st. If possible, I'd like the school/district name, date of attack and the ransomware strain involved.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Allan Liska

From: Florida Department of Education

Allan,

Thank you for reaching out to us regarding this matter. We looked into this, and school districts are not listed in S. 282.318<http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=information+technology&URL=0200-0299/0282/Sections/0282.318.html>, Florida Statutes, regarding security of data and information technology. Therefore, they are not required to report computer incidents to the state. You may want to contact individual school districts to retrieve this information.

Cassie Palelis
Press Secretary
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Room 1524
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Florida Department of Education
O: 850-245-9648
PL: 850-245-0413

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