Los Angeles Unified School District

The Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school district in terms of enrollment. California It is the second largest public school district in, more USA students are included only in the Department. formations New York

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2022: Attacked by ransomware virus. Infrastructure hit hard

On September 6, 2022, it became known that hackers, using a ransomware virus, carried out a cyber attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is the second largest school district in the United States.

The district, which includes more than 600 thousand students from kindergarten to 12th grade, described the cyber attack as a significant violation of the infrastructure of the entire system, but officials said they did not expect serious problems with teaching or services such as transport and food. They also reported that the implementation of commercial operations could be delayed or changed.

The second largest network of schools in the United States is attacked by a ransomware virus. Infrastructure hit hard

The district said the White House, the Department, and the Department of Homeland formations USA FBI cyber security Security's Infrastructure Protection and Protection Agency were involved in the investigation and response.

Шаблон:Quote 'Since the discovery of the incident, which is most likely criminal in nature, we continue to assess the situation together with law enforcement agencies, the district authorities said. The attackers attacked a hardware management system that stores information about private contractor payments available on request, rather than sensitive data such as payment card data, medical and other data, officials said.

Authorities believe the attack was carried out internationally and have identified three potential countries where it may have come from, although Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho did not specify which countries might be involved.

It is not known whether the school district paid a ransom in that attack, but the district is calling for an independent task force to help prevent future attacks.

The attack comes amid a rise in ransomware, ON which attacks the education sector more often than before. In August and September 2021, 57% of ransomware incidents reported by the FBI involved schools, compared with 28% of incidents between January and July 2021.^[1]

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