Centinela Valley Union High School District

Centinela Valley Union High School District computer systems suffered a malware attack that encrypted the data on those machines.

An unauthorized person accessed computer systems that store data pertaining to current and former employees and students, including names, Social Security numbers, financial accounts, health insurance information, and/or medical information.

The school district immediately dentified and contained the malware, began to restore access to data, and launched an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ca-centinela-valley-union-high-school-district-notifying-employees-and-students-of-malware-incident/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/centinela-valley-union-high-school-district

"id": "cen213381222",
"linkid": "centinela-valley-union-high-school-district",
"type": "Malware",
"date": "06/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Centinela Valley Union High School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'financial accounts',
                                              'health insurance information',
                                              'medical information']},
 'description': 'Centinela Valley Union High School District computer systems '
                'suffered a malware attack that encrypted the data on those '
                'machines. An unauthorized person accessed computer systems '
                'that store data pertaining to current and former employees '
                'and students, including names, Social Security numbers, '
                'financial accounts, health insurance information, and/or '
                'medical information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial accounts',
                                 'health insurance information',
                                 'medical information'],
            'systems_affected': 'Computer systems'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True},
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Identified and contained the malware',
              'incident_response_plan_activated': True,
              'remediation_measures': 'Restored access to data',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity firm'},
 'title': 'Centinela Valley Union High School District Malware Attack',
 'type': 'Malware Attack'}