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Broward schools refuses to pay hackers, private data goes online
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Ransomware gang targets Broward County Public Schools, source says
The South Florida SunSentinel reports many of the files contain Broward School District accounting and financial records.
That includes invoices, purchase orders, and travel and reimbursement forms.
So far the files examined by the newspaper haven’t contained Social Security numbers.
The international malware group Conti posted the files Monday after the district announced March 31 it had no intention of paying a ransom.
Officials say they’re analyzing the posted content to determine what further action is needed.
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In a letter sent several weeks ago to employees, a BCPS representative wrote that the service disruption experienced in early March was caused “by unauthorized activity on their computer network.” BCPS also alleged that their core functions were not impacted.