Ransomware has hit an Illinois college with devastating results. It is shutting its doors permanently. Lincoln College says it will close this week in the wake of a ransomware attack that took months to resolve. While the impact of COVID-19 severely impacted activities such as recruitment and fundraising, the cyberattack seems to have been the tipping point for the Illinois college.
The college has informed the Illinois Department of Higher Education and Higher Learning Commission that it wi
