Security News > 2022 > October > Ransomware gang leaks data stolen from LAUSD school system
The Vice Society Ransomware gang published data and documents Sunday morning that were stolen from the Los Angeles Unified School District during a cyberattack earlier this month.
LAUSD superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho confirmed the release of stolen data in a statement posted to Twitter, along with announcing a new hotline launching tomorrow morning at 855-926-1129 for concerned parents and students to ask questions about the data leak.
The public release of data comes after the school system announced Friday that they would not be giving in to the ransom demands and that the district could better use the money for students and their education.
Today, the Vice Society gang, who is behind the attack on the school system, updated the 'Los Angeles Unified School District entry on their data leak site with a link to the stolen data.
The Vice Society Ransowmare gang previously told BleepingComputer that they stole 500 GB of data during the attack but had not previously provided any proof of data theft.
Analyzing this data will take some time, and it's not uncommon for other threat actors to utilize data published by ransomware gangs for their own attacks.