Los Angeles School System – 2nd Largest In Nation – Approves Emergency Declaration After Cyber Attack

[FOX11] The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved an emergency declaration Tuesday in response to a cyber attack on the district’s computer systems. The resolution allows Superintendent Alberto Carvalho to sign emergency contracts to “ensure the continuation of public education, and the safety and security of its data, networks and servers” without advertising or inviting bids for any dollar amount necessary, for a period of one year. The attack led the district to order teachers, staff and students to change their district passwords. The cybercriminal syndicate Vice Society took credit for the attack, according to the Associated Press.

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