Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-11-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Newcastle Grammar School
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Newcastle Grammar School has been the target of a cyber attack by criminals. School officials became aware of the attack at the weekend, with ransomware used to encrypt and destroy part of the school's IT network.