Ransomware attack on online classes forces Baltimore public schools to close on Monday and Tuesday with 115,000 pupils told to stay home
Baltimore County's school system is to stay closed on Monday and Tuesday after being hit with a ransomware attack which hit its network systems last week.
The cyberattack closed schools on Wednesday for all 115,000 students who had already been attending classes entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
'This provides much-needed time for our staff to continue working to set up the instructional platform and to communicate next steps regarding devices,' the BCP schools system said in a statement on Facebook and baltimore county public schools closed monday tuesday ransomware attack
