The Vice Society ransomware gang publishes data allegedly stolen from the Los Angeles Unified School District, after the school system did not pay the ransom
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Discussion
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@lausdsup
Alberto M. Carvalho
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Thank you to our students, families and employees for doing their part in the ongoing recovery from this cyberattack. https://twitter.com/...
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@lausdsup
Alberto M. Carvalho
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I understand there will be many opinions on this matter but, simply said, negotiating with cybercriminals attempting to extort education dollars from our kids, teachers, and staff will never be a justifiable option. LAUSD refuses to pay ransom. @LASchools https://www.latimes.com/…
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@brettcallow
Brett Callow
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Vice Society has listed the 2nd largest school district in the US: #LAUSD. The same gang has hit at least 8 other US school districts and colleges/universities so far this year. 1/5 https://twitter.com/...
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@lorenzofb
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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NEW: Hackers affiliated with Vice Society ransomware group have started leaking sensitive internal data stolen from the Los Angeles Unified School District over the weekend. This comes after district leadership announced its decision not to pay ransom. https://www.vice.com/...
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@margimurphy
Margi Murphy
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LA Unified School District going live to discuss the Vice Society hack and leak which resulted in the release of student and staff data onto the web https://www.facebook.com/... I asked Vice Society why they were targeting schools
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@lorenzofb
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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Something I didn't expect to encounter in this project: several schools refused to release any emails because they said they were all sent a law firm too and thus were all covered by client-attorney privileged. https://www.vice.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@lorenzofb
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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NEW: We filed FOIAs with more than 50 U.S. schools and school districts to find out how they dealt with ransomware attacks. The emails show schools struggled with recovering data, and going back online after having to turn off all systems. https://www.vice.com/...
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@mzbat
@mzbat
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Stolen data was posted to Vice Society's dark web leak site and appears to contain PII, including passport info, SSNs & tax forms. Even more concerning is that the dump contains confidential psychological assessments, conviction reports, and medical history OF CHILDREN. https://t…
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@jeremy_kirk
Jeremy Kirk
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The Vice Society ransomware gang released files from @LASchools. @LeonardFiles writes the data includes confidential psychological assessments of students, contract and legal documents, biz records and more. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/ ...
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@bryantodega
Bryant Odega
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LAUSD employees and families should be directly notified about this security breach. Why are we only finding out about this through Twitter and the media? Also the call hours should be extended to after school so that folks who work can actually make a call #askLAUSDSup @UTLAnow …
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@adam_k_levin
Adam Levin
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“Paying ransom never guarantees the full recovery of data, and Los Angeles Unified believes public dollars are better spent on our students rather than capitulating to a nefarious and illicit crime syndicate.” https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ ...