The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the US with 600,000+ students, says a ransomware attack over the weekend disrupted its operations
their speed, clarity & focus on partnership is commendable. Great example of how to keep stakeholders informed, including potential impacts & what to expect next: https://achieve.lausd.net/... https://twitter.com/... Stefanie Dazio / @steffdaz : The attack on @LAschools sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House & National Security Council after the first signs of so-called ransomware were discovered late Saturday to mandated password changes for students/employees. https://apnews.com/... Nicholas Weaver / @ncweaver : And lest one say otherwise: our Ransomware problem IS a Bitcoin problem. The cryptocurrency space doesn't work for payments except for stuff like this, and its mere presence is causing this damage. https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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Discussion
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@laschools
Los Angeles Unified
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Los Angeles Unified Targeted by Ransomware Attack For more information, please visit achieve.lausd.net.
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@brettcallow
Brett Callow
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LAUSD has been hit by ransomware. With >500k students, it's the 2nd largest district in the US. It's also the 50th US edu sector entity to be hit so far this year: the list includes 26 unis/colleges & 24 districts with 1,727 schools between them. 1/3 https://twitter.com/...
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@jeremy_kirk
Jeremy Kirk
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This ransomware incident against the Los Angeles Unified School District is pulling big resources: the White House brought in Department of Education, FBI, CISA for incident response. Maybe offensive action possible as well on this one? https://twitter.com/...
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@lausdsup
Alberto M. Carvalho
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I want to thank all @LASchools' students, families, & staff for the ongoing recovery from this week's cyberattack. While all critical systems are active, access continues to be limited to those who have reset passwords. We're working with @Microsoft to safely accelerate process.
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@cisajen
@cisajen
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👉@LASchools clearly knows the value of transparency when responding to a cyber incident—their speed, clarity & focus on partnership is commendable. Great example of how to keep stakeholders informed, including potential impacts & what to expect next: https://achieve.lausd.net/...…
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@steffdaz
Stefanie Dazio
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The attack on @LAschools sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House & National Security Council after the first signs of so-called ransomware were discovered late Saturday to mandated password changes for students/employees. https://apnews.com/...
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@ncweaver
Nicholas Weaver
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And lest one say otherwise: our Ransomware problem IS a Bitcoin problem. The cryptocurrency space doesn't work for payments except for stuff like this, and its mere presence is causing this damage. https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...