Port Neches-Groves ISD pays ransom to regain access to district files
Port Neches-Groves ISD paid an undisclosed amount of money via Bitcoin to a suspected overseas cyberattacker who encrypted millions of the district’s files and issued a four-day deadline to respond to the criminal demands.
Bitcoin is a virtual cryptocurrency that can be used to buy products and services.
Daniel Fontenot, the director of information services, safety and homeland security for the district, said information technology staff had gained access to almost all of the files as of Monday morning.
“Our whole business and student section is looking good and is up and running,” Fontenot told The Enterprise. “Of course, we could always go backwards, but so far what we have seen working through the night and the weekend is that we are pretty close to about 95 percent utility back.”
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