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Hackers want millions in ransom. American schools are considering the cost. Kevin Collier The ransomware attack on her daughter s school was the last thing Glynnis Sanders needed. Like most parents, Sanders has been performing a daily juggling act. When she s not teaching special education classes at Buffalo Public Schools, she and her husband are usually making sure their three kids are attending their remote classes. So it hit hard when hackers struck the school of her youngest daughter in early March, the Friday before she was supposed to finally return to in-person learning twice a week. “It’s very frustrating. You think, how could this happen? You wonder if your information is secure,” Sanders said. “It’s just the headache of Covid as it is, and it’s adding to the stress of the school year. Like what else could happen?”

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