{"id":557,"date":"2019-10-05T04:59:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T04:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=557"},"modified":"2019-10-05T04:59:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T04:59:14","slug":"over-500-us-schools-were-hit-by-ransomware-in-2019-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/05\/over-500-us-schools-were-hit-by-ransomware-in-2019-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 500 US schools were hit by ransomware in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zdnet2.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2019\/07\/02\/693a6666-8a45-4d1f-b003-6a64fab150bd\/thumbnail\/170x128\/500bbbd09ca802215d90cd24f0f9a99a\/screenshot-2019-07-02-at-11-53-27.png\" class=\"iii-article-image\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0; max-width: 250px; max-height: 150px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"iii-article-excerpt\">\n  In the first nine months of the year, ransomware infections have hit over 500 US schools, according to a report published last week by cyber-security firm Armor. 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