Updated August 24, 2023: TUSD announced that 29,000 people may have been affected by this incident.
Valerie Cavazos reports:
The Tucson Unified School District was hobbled by a ransomware attack in late January.
13 News’ Valerie Cavazos has been reporting on the attack from the beginning to find out how it happened, why it happened and what’s being done to prevent it from happening again.
The district says it will take millions of dollars to recover from the hack as it works to restore computers, recover data and boost security measures to prevent another strike.
The district had a five-year technology plan to boost security, but the hacker group Royal threw a wrench in those plans by stealing sensitive data and catching leaders off guard.
Read more at KOLD. Their reporter has done some great reporting staying on top of the story and asking some of the right questions. Previous coverage by Cavazos on this incident:
- TUSD’s Cyber Shutdown: TUSD confirms hackers accessed sensitive staff data
- TUSD’s Cyber Shutdown: District answers why parents not warned students info may be stolen
- TUSD’s Cyber Shutdown: Staffers share experience in classroom; district explains mistakes made
- TUSD’S Cyber Shutdown: District discovers how hackers infiltrated its system
- TUSD’s Cyber Shutdown: Why the district didn’t ramp up security sooner