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What the heck? Ransomware attacks are on the rise and your kids could be at risk. Students and schools across the country are becoming victims of ransomware gangs who are stealing personal data and releasing it online if a ransom isn't paid. Experts say schools are easy targets because most records have minimal security. In fact, nearly 5 million students already likely impacted. So, how can we protect our kids from this? Joining me now, cyber security expert Morgan Wright. You know, Morgan, we've become sort of, I wouldn't say blase if you will about these cyber attacks, large corporations, our credit cards, but they're zeroing in now on our children and people are saying, okay, how do we stop it? Yeah, you know, there's been fatigue from a lot of these attacks. Everybody's heard about ransomware before. It was unique. Now it's like, okay, another one. But here's what makes this difference about this, Charles, is now we're going after the most personal information about our children that may not even be held in places like medical files, you know, in other places. It's being held at schools, things about their psychological background, any investigations. You know, we've had lots of issues in schools with sexual assaults, things like that. There could be other reports like that that are available. So, all of this information and what happens is if the school doesn't pay, like what happened in Minneapolis, they asked them to pay a million dollars. When they didn't, they said, okay, we're going to teach you a lesson. It's a deterrent for other folks. If you're thinking about not paying, here's what we're going to do. Then they release the information and now parents are having to deal with the aftermath of this. And this will go on for years, Charles. And to that point, obviously we know money is going to be an issue to sort of be able to beef up these. I would expect hardly no kind of real security for most public schools out there. And already we hear, well, the schools need more money. The teachers need more money. Even though we spend more money per pupil than anyone else in the world, how do we resolve this if we can't do it financially? You know, that's a good question. At some point, you do have to be able to spend money to build the right kind of defenses. Look, everybody got worried about things like chat, GPT, and generative AI, like is it bad? No, there's actually a lot of good things. This could actually help schools and security providers augment an already strained workforce. But the other thing, Charles, it's parents have to be aware of what is legally required for school districts, for schools to collect. They've got to become a good steward of their child's information. Understand what the rules are. Understand what the policies are. Do not disclose anything more than you absolutely have to to get your child enrolled in school. Because otherwise what you find out, it's like if I go to a doctor, I don't disclose my social security number. Why? Because I get no federal benefits. There's no legal reason for me to disclose that. So parents got to do a better job about minimizing that. And schools have to do a better job of getting rid of information. Charles, in one of these hacks, there was information on servers that was 30 years old. There's no need for 30-year-old information to be on a school server anywhere. Right. And as you were speaking, we also put up a screen of some of the additional tips. And what about at home? Is there something that we can do at home with our own laptops and home computers? Yeah, you know, Charles, we should teach children the same way we teach them how to drive. You know, graduated access, graduated driving privileges. You got to start young with these children. Teach them about things about protecting their identity. Teach them about not clicking on links. Get them used to using two-factor authentication or multi-factor on everything they do or connecting over a VPN. Look, in this day and age, we've got such a proliferation of social media. It's very easy for people to get information about us. And it's easier to get it about our kids. So we've got to train them the same way we train them to drive. Graduated access, you know, teach them. And then by the time you hand them a laptop and turn over the keys, you've got to also hold them responsible. Right. I just got 20 seconds, Morgan. Do we keep paying these ransoms? Does that make it worse or does it help? Yeah, you know, I don't know if I have an answer to that question, Charles. If you don't, you will be re-victimized again. If you do, you will probably be. But I'll tell you what, take the money you would have spent on a ransom right now, spend it on security, and that will actually do you a lot better. Great, great stuff. Morgan, thank you very, very much. And thanks for joining us. Remember, I just spoke with Ken Fisher. Tomorrow is absolutely huge. We get this jobs report. Today, the estimates went through the roof because we had an alternative report. But a big number doesn't necessarily have to be bad for the markets. The most important thing is watch me tomorrow at 2 p.m. Eastern. I'm making money. I'll set you straight. Hi, everyone. I'm Brian Kilmeade. I want you to do me a favor. I want you to click to subscribe to the Fox News YouTube page. This is the only way that I know for sure that you're not going to miss any great commentary, any great news bites, any great interviews coming your way on Fox. You can get it all here on YouTube. So subscribe right now.

Section 1:

1. Ransomware - a type of malicious software that encrypts data on a computer system or network, demanding a ransom to restore access.

2. Attacks - deliberate actions taken to cause harm or damage.

3. Rise - an increase in quantity or level.

4. Kids - children.

5. Victims - people who suffer from an unfortunate event or circumstance.

6. Gangs - organized groups of criminals.

7. Stealing - taking something without permission or unlawfully.

8. Personal - relating to an individual or their private life.

9. Data - information or facts.

10. Online - connected to or available on the internet.

11. Ransom - a sum of money demanded in exchange for the release of something or someone.

12. Security - measures taken to protect against unauthorized access or harm.

13. Records - documented information or evidence.

14. Minimal - the smallest or least amount or quantity.

15. Impacted - affected or influenced by something.

16. Protect - to shield or defend from potential harm or danger.

17. Cyber security - the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, and data from digital attacks.

18. Experts - individuals who have a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular field.

19. Unique - being the only one of its kind, unlike anything else.

20. Fatigue - a feeling of tiredness or exhaustion.

Section 2:

1. Present Continuous Tense - used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the present time.

Example: Ransomware attacks are on the rise and your kids could be at risk.

2. Modal Verb "can" - used to express ability or possibility.

Example: How can we protect our kids from this?

3. Comparative "more" - used to compare two or more things.

Example: The schools need more money.

4. Reflexive Pronoun "themselves" - used when the object of a verb is the same as the subject.

Example: Get them used to using two-factor authentication or multi-factor on everything they do.

Section 3:

1. How are students and schools becoming victims of ransomware attacks?

2. What can schools do to protect personal data from being stolen?

3. How can parents minimize the disclosure of their child's information to schools?

Section 4:

1. Students and schools are becoming victims of ransomware attacks when their personal data is stolen by cybercriminals.

2. Schools can protect personal data by implementing stronger security measures and investing in cybersecurity.

3. Parents can minimize the disclosure of their child's information by only providing necessary information for enrollment.

Section 5: (Chinese translation of the article)

什么鬼？勒索軟件攻擊正在上升，你的孩子可能面臨風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。全國(guó)范圍內(nèi)的學(xué)生和學(xué)校正遭遇勒索軟件團(tuán)伙的攻擊，如果不付贖金，他們就會(huì)竊取個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)并將其發(fā)布在網(wǎng)上。專(zhuān)家稱(chēng)學(xué)校是易于攻擊的目標(biāo)，因?yàn)榇蠖鄶?shù)記錄具有最低限度的安全性。事實(shí)上，已經(jīng)有近500萬(wàn)名學(xué)生受到影響。那么，我們?nèi)绾伪Ｗo(hù)我們的孩子免受這種影響？現(xiàn)在加入我吧，網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全專(zhuān)家摩根·賴(lài)特。你知道的，摩根，我們已經(jīng)對(duì)這些網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊變得有些麻木了，大公司、我們的信用卡，但他們現(xiàn)在盯上了我們的孩子，人們正說(shuō)著，好吧，我們?cè)撊绾巫柚鼓?？是的，你知道，這些攻擊已經(jīng)讓人們產(chǎn)生了疲勞感。每個(gè)人都聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)勒索軟件。它曾經(jīng)是獨(dú)特的，現(xiàn)在就像是，好吧，又來(lái)一個(gè)。但這次有所不同的是，查爾斯，現(xiàn)在我們開(kāi)始攻擊我們孩子的最個(gè)人信息，這些信息可能甚至不保存在像醫(yī)療文件之類(lèi)的地方，而是保存在學(xué)校里，比如有關(guān)他們的心理背景、任何調(diào)查等。我們?cè)趯W(xué)校里已經(jīng)遇到了很多性侵害等問(wèn)題?？赡苓€有其他類(lèi)似的報(bào)告可獲得。所以，所有這些信息，發(fā)生的情況是，如果學(xué)校不付款，就像在明尼阿波利斯發(fā)生的那樣，他們要求他們支付100萬(wàn)美元。當(dāng)他們沒(méi)有支付時(shí)，他們說(shuō)，好吧，我們會(huì)給你上一課。這是對(duì)其他人起到震懾作用的。如果你正在考慮不支付，這就是我們要做的。然后他們就會(huì)發(fā)布這些信息，現(xiàn)在父母?jìng)儾坏貌惶幚磉@一后果。而這將會(huì)持續(xù)幾年，查爾斯。就到這個(gè)時(shí)候了，很明顯我們知道資金是一個(gè)問(wèn)題，我們需要花錢(qián)加強(qiáng)防御。你知道，每個(gè)人都擔(dān)心聊天、GPT和生成式AI之類(lèi)的東西，人們都在問(wèn)，這些東西有害嗎？不，事實(shí)上，有很多好處。這實(shí)際上可以幫助學(xué)校和安全提供商增強(qiáng)已經(jīng)緊張的人員。但還有另一點(diǎn)，查爾斯，家長(zhǎng)必須了解學(xué)區(qū)、學(xué)校按法律要求收集的信息。他們必須成為孩子信息的良好監(jiān)護(hù)人。了解法規(guī)，在不泄露任何多余信息的情況下，盡必要提供信息以讓孩子入學(xué)。因?yàn)榉駝t你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，就像我去看醫(yī)生一樣，我不會(huì)透露我的社會(huì)保障號(hào)碼。為什么呢？因?yàn)槲也粫?huì)獲得任何聯(lián)邦福利。我沒(méi)有法律上的理由透露這些信息。所以家長(zhǎng)們必須在最小化這方面做得更好。而學(xué)校則必須更好地清除信息。查爾斯，在其中一次黑客攻擊中，服務(wù)器上保存了30年前的信息。沒(méi)有任何理由在任何學(xué)校服務(wù)器上保存30年前的信息。是的，當(dāng)你講話(huà)的時(shí)候，我們也給出了一些額外的提示。那么在家里呢？我們自己的筆記本電腦和家用電腦有什么可以做的嗎？是的，你知道的，查爾斯，我們應(yīng)該像教他們開(kāi)車(chē)一樣教孩子們。你知道，逐步獲取權(quán)限，逐步獲取駕駛特權(quán)。你必須從小就開(kāi)始教他們?nèi)绾伪Ｗo(hù)自己的身份。教他們不要點(diǎn)擊鏈接。讓他們習(xí)慣于在所做的一切中使用兩因素認(rèn)證或多因素認(rèn)證，或者通過(guò)VPN進(jìn)行連接。你知道，在這個(gè)時(shí)代，我們社交媒體大量涌現(xiàn)。人們很容易獲取關(guān)于我們的信息。而獲取我們孩子的信息更容易。所以我們必須像教他們開(kāi)車(chē)一樣教導(dǎo)他們。獲取逐步權(quán)限，你知道，教他們。然后當(dāng)你交給他們一臺(tái)筆記本電腦并交出鑰匙的時(shí)候，你也必須讓他們負(fù)責(zé)任。對(duì)了，我還剩下20秒，摩根。我們還要繼續(xù)支付這些贖金嗎？這會(huì)讓情況變得更糟還是更好？是的，你知道的，查爾斯，我不確定我是否有答案。如果你不支付，你將再次成為受害者。如果你支付，你可能也會(huì)成為受害者。但是我告訴你，把你本來(lái)要支付贖金的錢(qián)，現(xiàn)在花在安全上，這樣會(huì)對(duì)你更有好處。很棒，摩根，非常非常感謝你。感謝你的加入。記住，我剛剛與肯·費(fèi)舍爾交談。明天是絕對(duì)重要的一天。我們將得到就業(yè)報(bào)告。今天，由于我們有一個(gè)替代報(bào)告，估計(jì)數(shù)字飛漲。但是，一個(gè)大的數(shù)字不一定對(duì)市場(chǎng)有害。最重要的是明天下午2點(diǎn)關(guān)注我。我會(huì)幫你賺錢(qián)，指引你的方向。大家好，我是布萊恩·基爾梅德。我想讓你幫個(gè)忙。請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊訂閱?？怂剐侣劦腨ouTube頁(yè)面。這是我得以確保你不會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)任何精彩評(píng)論、精彩新聞片段和精彩采訪(fǎng)的唯一方式。你可以在這里找到所有這些內(nèi)容。所以現(xiàn)在就訂閱吧。