A school district in North Carolina has suffered a data breach after having unencrypted files stolen during an attack by the SunCrypt Ransomware operators. The attack caused the district to shut down its network and halt remote learning, which had started on August 17th. The school district has since resumed remote learning on August 31st, but with some technology services still impacted. SunCrypt appears to be secure, which means there is no way to recover files for free. The SunCrypt operators will steal unencrypted data before encrypting an organization’s devices and threaten to release the data if a ransom is not paid.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/suncrypt-ransomware-shuts-down-north-carolina-school-district/