U.S. faces a rise in distributed denial-of-service attacks, while Europe sees an increase in information disclosures attempts. DDoS attacks are surging because threat actors see an opportunity to disrupt schools resuming online education and potentially earn a ransom for ending an attack. In Asia, cybercriminals are taking advantage of vulnerabilities in the IT systems that support schools and universities to wage a variety of attacks. As of Aug. 18, 20 of the 25 largest U.S. school districts have moved entirely to online platforms for instruction, equates to about 4.3 million students learning remotely.”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/analysis-online-attacks-hit-education-sector-worldwide-a-15020