Cyber Attacks on Schools Plateaued in 2025 but More Records Exposed

Abby Sourwine reports Ransomware attacks against schools and universities held relatively steady in 2025 but the scale of data exposure rose sharply driven in part by thirdparty software vulnerabilities and a handful of outsized higher education breaches According to UKbased technology research company Comparitechs latest education ransomware roundup ransomware gangs globally claimed 251 attacks on educational Source