Payroll issues: ransomware attack impacts 21 Pinal County school districts

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Pinal County schools confirmed to ABC15 Thursday night their data processing service consortium was attacked over the weekend, putting paychecks in jeopardy for some school employees this week.

Pinal County schools confirmed to ABC15 Thursday night their data processing service consortium was attacked over the weekend, putting paychecks in jeopardy for some school employees this week throughout the 21 districts in the county.

Our staff has been working diligently, around the clock, to restore access to the data for our school districts. Iannarelli oversaw cyber-intelligence investigations and said there is a ransomware attack in the United States every 14 seconds. He says the FBI and law enforcement are very skilled at finding the hackers, but they are often hard to prosecute since they are overseas.

"It's not just our teachers. It's our custodians, these are our housekeeping staff, this is everyone," an employee in the district said."I know of a lot of people that live paycheck to paycheck." "Currently the Florence Unified School District is working very closely with leaders and staff in the Pinal County Schools Office.

 

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