At least five U.S. colleges have been affected by the global ransomware virus known as “WannaCry,” CyberScoop has learned. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Trinity College, the University of Washington, North Dakota State University and the University of Maine confirmed Tuesday that computers connected to their networks were infected by the virus. “We had a handful of computers that were compromised but it didn’t spread,” University of Washington News Office Director Victor Balta told CyberScoop. “Normal operations were not affected in any way, but obviously we’re paying attention to this.” The five schools are among the first known cases of U.S.-based educational institutions becoming victims of the WannaCry ransomware campaign. CyberScoop obtained a list of IP addresses with WannaCry infections that included more than a dozen machines at U.S. higher education institutions. Not all of the schools responded to requests for comment. MIT reported that approximately 100 computers were affected by the attack […]
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