Recently the second largest school district in America, the Los Angeles Unified School District, suffered a massive attack on its computer systems. Stolen data was taken from the school district and posted on a dark web leak site owned by an illicit crime syndicate Vice Society.
The school system was also left temporarily unable to utilize its systems for educational purposes, and attacks like these are becoming common in the education sector. More details have been released as they are made available, but even with limited information, this event makes it clear how important data security is in the information age. Learn More.