As students head back to school, teachers and administrators in Wolcott, Connecticut will be starting the school year without access to important files.

That’s because the Wolcott Public School system computers were attacked by ransomware, a type of computer virus that holds essential data hostage unless the school agrees to pay attackers a ransom.

This hour we take a look at why hackers have increasingly been targeting local governments and schools for ransomware attacks. 

And we ask: What does this mean for Connecticut, a state with hundreds of separate municipal governments and school systems?

Plus, we take a look at the issue of releasing school-by-school vaccine data. A Bristol couple has argued in a lawsuit that releasing the information violates their privacy, but the state says it plans to make the data available. We ask a legal expert to weigh in.

As students head back to school, teachers and administrators in Wolcott, Connecticut will be starting the school year without access to important files.
That&rsquo;s because the <a href="https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-cyber-attacks-schools-towns-ransom-20190831-jrkimu7h2fbvneiiungecspq3y-story.html">Wolcott Public School system computers were attacked by ransomware</a>, a type of computer virus that holds essential data hostage unless the school agrees to pay attackers a ransom.
This hour we take a look at why hackers have increasingly been targeting local governments and schools for ransomware attacks.&nbsp;
And we ask: What does this mean for Connecticut, a state with hundreds of separate municipal governments and school systems?
Plus, we take a look at the issue of releasing school-by-school vaccine data. A Bristol couple has argued in a lawsuit that releasing the information violates their privacy, but the state says it plans to make the data available. We ask a legal expert to weigh in.

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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