Large Florida school district hit by ransomware attack
TERRY SPENCER and FRANK BAJAK, Associated Press
April 1, 2021
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The computer system of one of the nation s largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that encrypted district data and demanded $40 million in ransom or it would erase the files and post students and employees personal information online.
Broward County Public Schools said in a statement Thursday that there is no indication that any personal information has been stolen and that it made no extortion payment to the ransomware gang, which as an apparent pressure tactic last week posted screenshots of its online negotiations with the district to its site on the dark web.