U.S. economic sanctions on Russia could open up Indiana utilities to cyber attacks, experts say.

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis plans to use a $3.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to grow its fledgling cybersecurity degree programs.

Some Eskenazi Health data was compromised in the ransomware attack earlier this month, according to a statement from hospital officials.

The data included name, address, email, date of birth and demographic information collected during contact tracing.

On Aug. 4, Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health experienced a ransomware attack, halting access to electronic medical records and requiring ambulances to bypass the city's safety net hospital.

A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a ransomware attack, a city spokesman said.

The company discovered the data breach in early 2015 after hackers had been burrowing into its systems for weeks.

Efforts to protect student privacy online are more crucial than ever as schools nationwide rely on the internet to connect with students and families, and with fraudulent activity on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indiana Attorney Generals Office says its received at least 900 reports of data breaches annually for the past three years.

Businesses in Indiana and around the country need to be more proactive in evaluating their security systems to prevent cyber threats.