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Ransomware attacks on schools threaten student data nationwide
Ransomware attacks on schools are rising, paralyzing districts, shutting down systems and putting student data at risk.
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Arijit (Ari) D. Sen, is an award-winning investigative data journalist at CBS News. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, NBC News and the Asheville Citizen-Times.
Sen has a master's degree in journalism and a certificate in applied data science from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor's in journalism from UNC Chapel Hill.