Thursday, September 22, 2022

Hacking gang sends ransom demand to Los Angeles school district

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales/The Verge

Hackers who hit the Los Angeles Unified Schools District (LAUSD) with ransomware over Labor Day weekend issued a ransom demand, according to the district administrator.

On Tuesday, supervisor Alberto Carvalho told Los Angeles Times A request was made but the district did not respond. Carvalho refused to disclose the amount requested.

The extortion attempt represents an inevitable escalation in the ransomware attack – which targeted the country’s second-largest school district just as students began returning after summer holidays – and raises questions about sensitive information the hackers might have been able to obtain.

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from San Jose News Bulletin https://sjnewsbulletin.com/hacking-gang-sends-ransom-demand-to-los-angeles-school-district/
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