LAUSD said it won’t cave to a ‘nefarious crime syndicate’ following reports that cyberattackers claim they’ll release confidential info on Monday.
The Los Angeles Unified School District does not plan to pay a ransom to a “criminal organization” that has threatened to release potentially confidential or sensitive information it claims to have stolen about students or employees stolen during aAlthough the district did not specify when the ransom is supposed to be paid, one cybersecurity expertAn organization known for targeting educational institutions is widely believed by cybersecurity experts to be responsible for the security breach in...
“Los Angeles Unified remains firm that dollars must be used to fund students and education,” the district said in its statement. “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.”
Law enforcement agencies generally advise districts not to pay ransom demands because doing so helps the hacker fund its criminal operations and encourages similar entities to target educational institutions, said Doug Levin, national director of K12 SIX. But he noted that some districts have also paid upward of $1 million in ransom demands.
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