San Bernardino City Unified School District

San Bernardino City Unified School District fell victim to a ransomware attack and faced issues gaining access to its computer network after it.

A pop-up message was displayed on the district’s website, which stated that student and parent data was secure and the school phone lines are working, but parents can’t send an email to teachers or staff until the issue is resolved.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ransomware-attack-cripples-san-bernardino-city-unified-school-districts-computer-system/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/san-bernardino-city-unified-school-district

"id": "san122011222",
"linkid": "san-bernardino-city-unified-school-district",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2019",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'San Bernardino, CA',
                        'name': 'San Bernardino City Unified School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'description': 'San Bernardino City Unified School District fell victim to a '
                'ransomware attack and faced issues gaining access to its '
                'computer network.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['student and parent data'],
            'systems_affected': ['computer network', 'email system']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'A pop-up message was displayed on the '
                                        'district’s website, which stated that '
                                        'student and parent data was secure '
                                        'and the school phone lines are '
                                        'working, but parents can’t send an '
                                        'email to teachers or staff until the '
                                        'issue is resolved.'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on San Bernardino City Unified School District',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}