Victor Valley Union High School District had its computer systems infected with malware that encrypted the data on those machines.
The information that was accessed, included your name and Social Security number.
The school district immediately identified and contained the malware, began to restore data and launched an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ca-victor-valley-union-high-school-district/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/victor-valley-union-high-school-district
"id": "vic214181222",
"linkid": "victor-valley-union-high-school-district",
"type": "Malware",
"date": "02/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Victor Valley Union High School District',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'numbers'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'description': 'Victor Valley Union High School District had its computer '
'systems infected with malware that encrypted the data on '
'those machines. The information that was accessed included '
'names and Social Security numbers. The school district '
'immediately identified and contained the malware, began to '
'restore data, and launched an investigation with the '
'assistance of a cybersecurity firm.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': 'Computer systems'},
'investigation_status': 'Launched an investigation with the assistance of a '
'cybersecurity firm',
'response': {'containment_measures': 'Identified and contained the malware',
'remediation_measures': 'Began to restore data',
'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity firm'},
'title': 'Victor Valley Union High School District Malware Infection',
'type': 'Malware Infection'}