t’s still unclear whether personal student information was stolen during a system hack.
Washington Central Unified Union School District suffered a ransomware attack that compromised its information systems.
Independent investigators and third-party experts were investigating the incident.
The school sent out a letter to families saying the district’s systems had been compromised as a result of a suspected, but unconfirmed ransomware attack.
Source: https://www.wcax.com/2021/10/28/washington-central-unified-union-school-target-ransomware-attack/
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"linkid": "washington-unified-school-dist",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Washington Central Unified Union School '
'District',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'customer_advisories': ['Sent out a letter to families'],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal student information']},
'description': 'Washington Central Unified Union School District suffered a '
'ransomware attack that compromised its information systems. '
'It’s still unclear whether personal student information was '
'stolen during the system hack.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal student information'],
'systems_affected': ['Information systems']},
'investigation_status': 'Under investigation by independent investigators and '
'third-party experts',
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Sent out a letter to families'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Independent investigators',
'Third-party experts']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Washington Central Unified Union School '
'District',
'type': 'Ransomware'}