New, by me: A cyberattack on a U.K.-based maker of school mobile device management software called Mobile Guardian has knocked out service to schools and students globally.
The Singapore Ministry of Education, a major customer of Mobile Guardian, says at least 13,000 students had their devices remotely wiped by the perpetrator.
More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/06/cyberattack-knocks-mobile-guardian-mdm-offline-and-wipes-thousands-of-student-devices/
Zack Whittaker /
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2024-08-06 15:12:26
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