"LA Unified School District: Hackers Have Posted Stolen Data Online"

The second largest school district in the US recently warned that hackers have begun posting data they claim to have stolen from the institution last month.  The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which serves over 600,000 students from kindergarten to twelfth grade, was compromised by the Vice Society group in early September.  It is currently unclear exactly how much or what type of data may now have been exposed by the group, although at the time of the original incident, LAUSD said employee healthcare and payroll information was not impacted.  The move by Vice Society comes after LAUSD confirmed on Friday that it would not be paying its extorters.  The initial cyberattack struck over the Labor Day holiday weekend and required a rapid response coordinated by the White House and involving the Department of Education, the FBI, and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).  Ransomware actors favor striking at such times as they know IT teams will be understaffed and response times potentially slower.

Infosecurity reports: "LA Unified School District: Hackers Have Posted Stolen Data Online"