UPDATE: Group Claims Hack of Oneonta City School District | Education | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Updated InformationOneonta school officials released a statement to WBNG out of Binghamton regarding the recent data security incident.

“We recently became aware of a data security incident involving our network that has caused disruptions to certain systems and operations. Upon discovery, we immediately activated our response protocols, took steps to secure our systems and notified law enforcement. We also engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate the nature and scope of the incident and assist with restoration efforts. These efforts required us to briefly pause classes out of an abundance of caution, but we have since fully reopened.”Our investigation remains ongoing, and we are working closely with cybersecurity experts to fully restore affected systems. Our priority is ensuring the security of our network while minimizing further disruption to our students, employees and broader school community.”We are aware of claims that certain employee and student personal information may have been accessed. We take these claims seriously and are investigating them as part of our ongoing review. At this time, we have not confirmed whether personal information was affected. If our investigation determines that personal information was involved, we will notify impacted individuals as appropriate.”We take the security of our systems and the information entrusted to us seriously and sincerely apologize for the disruption this incident has caused. We appreciate the patience and understanding of our students, employees and families as we work through this situation. We will share additional information as appropriate as our investigation continues.”- Spokesperson, Oneonta City School District”

Oneonta City School Releases Statement

ORIGINAL STORY BELOW:ONEONTA, N.Y. — Oneonta City School District is at the center of a ransomware threat, and the group claiming responsibility has reached out to NEWSChannel 2.An email that claims to be from the group that hacked the district was also sent to other news outlets, explaining the type of data that was allegedly accessed.The group said that it will publish the data in eight days, unless a deal is reached.”Shiba ransomware” is the name on the email, and it says it is “excited” to share the stolen records from the district’s network, including names and addresses, as well as data that includes CPS reports, special education files, staff payroll and more.NEWSChannel 2 has sent the email to law enforcement.The district canceled school for students last Friday and yesterday to assess the full scope and impact of the criminal activity.NEWSChannel 2 has not independently verified that Shiba ransomware is the group responsible.NEWSChannel 2 is waiting to hear back from the district superintendent with more information.
Oneonta City School District is at the center of a ransomware threat, and the group claiming responsibility has reached out to NEWSChannel 2.

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