United States
USA
LAUSD ransomware disables facilities and vendor-payment systems
Los Angeles Unified School District detected and interrupted a ransomware attack over the September 2022 Labor Day weekend, shutting down systems during containment. Systems used by its facilities division and for contractor and vendor payments remained unavailable, requiring workarounds for repairs and construction-related transactions. Classroom teaching, school buses, meals and ordinary payroll continued.
71
Estimated severity
71 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-09-03
Targeted Company
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
ERP or business system disruptionOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Facilities & Physical OperationsFinanceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
VICE SOCIETY
Sources
Incident Sources
lausd.orghttps://www.lausd.org/apps/news/article/2087946?categoryId=23516latimes.comhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-30/hackers-set-monday-deadline-for-lausd-to-pay-up-or-have-private-data-posted-on-dark-weblausd.orghttps://www.lausd.org/apps/news/article/2088010?categoryId=23516lausd.orghttps://www.lausd.org/apps/news/article/2088006?categoryId=23516