Hackers Target Los Angeles School District With Ransomware

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One of the largest school districts in the US is the Los Angeles Unified School District. The district became the latest to be affected by the software. Despite the attack, students have been able to attend school, as the district administrators said in a statement.

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security were involved in the response to the incident. Local reports say that students and staff don't have access to their email systems. According to reports, it's not clear if students' information was accessed by the attackers. Students and employees in the school district have to reset their passwords while they are in the district. The District has staggered password reset access to minimize congestion from concurrent users.

The Vice Society said they were responsible for the attack. The warning about Vice Society was published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other partners. The Los Angeles attack is the most recent in a series of attacks against educational institutions.

The websites of Albania were offline in July. Mandiant researchers said last month that Iranian hackers were likely to be behind the attacks that took out public services. The lives of everyday Albanians who live within the NATO alliance are affected by disruptive attacks, according to Mandiant's vice president of intelligence.

The Albanian government took the unprecedented step of cutting diplomatic ties with Iran because of the cyberattacks. Iran's embassy staff was ordered to leave the country. The Islamic Republic of Iran was behind the attack on Albania, according to the prime minister. The Albanian government hired Microsoft to conduct an investigation.