Kept in the Dark — Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden

**Executive summary:** An investigation into school cyberattacks finds numerous ransomware incidents and data leaks across U.S. K–12 districts, where insurers and breach-coach attorneys frequently manage responses under privilege, delaying or obscuring disclosure while sensitive student and staff records (including mental-health and abuse reports) are exfiltrated and published; reporting cites hundreds of attacks in recent years and examples of ransom payments and large-scale leaks.