According to sources, Vicksburg-Warren School District (a Education organization in Mississippi) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-05-16.

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Source 1  |  2022-05-16

MS: Vicksburg-Warren School District sends notifications for “Grief” ransomware incident in 2021

“-"On May 12, 2022, Vicksburg-Warren School District in Mississippi issued a breach notification. Its explanation begins, “On or around May 28, 2021, VWSD detected unusual activity within its digital environment.” -"Investigation revealed that files with personal information “may have been accessed or acquired.” -"threat actors calling themselves “Grief” claimed to have 10 GB of data and had posted some images of data allegedly exfiltrated from the district’s system." -"The notice does not indicate how many people are being notified and whether it is only employees, students/parents, or both"“

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