Allison Bruhl reports:
Louisiana Special School District employees were notified of a cyber attack on Friday, June 28, a little more than a month after it was discovered.
According to the superintendent on July 3, the Louisiana State Police’s Cyber Crimes Division was contacted after an Akira ransomware breach was found on May 24.
“Our IT department immediately began to mitigate the threat once discovered,” SSD Superintendent David Martin said. “We coordinated with the state police and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to begin addressing the issue. We are extremely thankful for the assistance they have provided as we continue our recovery efforts.”
Workers were emailed a notice that said while there was no proof that files from the server were copied, the files were encrypted and officials said staff should assume that their information was accessed.
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h/t, Doug Levin