Los Angeles Unified School District Archives

Contractors’ Social Security numbers were exposed in L.A. schools ransomware attack

Last year's ransomware attack against the Los Angeles Unified School District exposed contract workers' personal information, the district said.

Jan 20, 2023 By Benjamin Freed

lausd headquarters — The shadow of a pedestrian is seen walking past the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Oct. 3. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

L.A. school hackers post data after district refuses payment

The Vice Society ransomware gang posted data it stole from the Los Angeles Unified School District, including Social Security numbers.

Oct 3, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

lausd bus — A Los Angeles Unified School District bus in Inglewood, California on March 1, 2021. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Getty Images)

Vice Society ransomware claims credit for Los Angeles school attack

The Vice Society ransomware outfit, the subject of a recent CISA advisory, said it attacked the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Sep 9, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

la school — Two security guards talk on the campus of the closed McKinley School, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) system, in Compton, California, just south of Los Angeles, on April 28, 2020. (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)

Los Angeles Unified School District reports ransomware attack

The Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-biggest K-12 system, said a ransomware attack is not expected to disrupt classes.

Sep 6, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

Career and technical ed teacher invited to State of the Union

Katrice Mubiru was invited to hear President Barack Obama deliver the State of the Union to highlight his belief that people need technical skills to be competitive.

Jan 20, 2015