BREAKING Hackers threatening to release LAUSD data if ransom not paid by Monday
The hackers who targeted the Los Angeles Unified School District, leading to major technical issues for students and staff and systems being shut down, are now demanding a ransom.An international hacking syndicate claiming responsibility for a cyberattack that forced a shutdown of Los Angeles Unified School District computer systems has set a Monday deadline for the district to pay a ransom or the organization will publish undisclosed information it claims it obtained in the hack.
"We can acknowledge ... that there has been communication from this actor and we have been responsive without engaging in any type of negotiations," he told reporters. The district issued a statement Friday afternoon acknowledging the threatened information dump, and indicated it is "diligently working with investigators and law enforcement to determine what information was impacted and to whom it belongs."
No classes or other district operations have been impacted by the cyberattack, officials said. Students and staff, however, have been forced to reset their district passwords -- a monumental task for the nation's second-largest school district.
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