Cyberattacks on Higher Ed Rose Dramatically Last Year, Report Shows
Higher education institutions were once again inundated by cyberattacks in 2023, according to a report from Malwarebytes, which called it “the worst ransomware year on record” for the education sector. The grim statistics include a 105 percent increase in known ransomware attacks against K–12 and higher education, surging from 129 in 2022 to 265 last year. In higher…