Putnam Sherriff investigating student ransomware attack

Putnam Sherriff investigating student ransomware attack

PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — The Putnam County Sherriff's Office (PCSO) posted online that they are currently investigating a ransomware attack on a student's email at Teays Valley Christian School. According to the Facebook post, if the student did not download a certain file, a "hit list" would be sent out under the student's name and email account. The PCSO said the West Virginia Fusion Center is working to determine who was responsible, but in…