According to sources, Kenosha Unified School District (a Education organization in Wisconsin) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-10-24.

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Source 1  |  2022-10-24

Ransomware group claims attack on Wisconsin school district

“A ransomware group took responsibility for a cyberattack on a school district in Wisconsin serving nearly 20,000 students. The Snatch ransomware group added the Kenosha Unified School District to its list of victims on Sunday morning but did not say how much data was stolen during the attack or what kind of files were taken“

“The school district did not respond to requests for comment but on September 29, officials published a notice about a cyberattack that began on September 25. The school district said it notified staff and families that it “proactively took certain portions of its network offline after it experienced a cybersecurity incident.”“

“They contacted law enforcement and hired a cybersecurity firm to investigate the incident. The school eventually brought systems back online and said it would review the incident to “mitigate any potential impact to data.” “

Source 2  |  2022-11-28

Developing: Data purportedly from Kenosha Unified School District shows up on dark web

“The district had previously disclosed an incident in September. Snatch offered no proof pack and the quick removal of the listing left DataBreaches wondering if the district had decided to negotiate payment or if something else could explain the appearance and then disappearance.“

“Now things have taken another twist. Data from KUSD has shown up on another ransomware group’s leak site today. And unlike other listings by this group that contain claims and threats, this one simply provides a link to the data leak. The data leak consists of a number of .csv files. Ones that were skimmed by DataBreaches appeared to contain employee data. Not all files have been“

“DataBreaches could find no notice on KUSD.edu’s site to explain this latest development, and has reached out to the district via email to inquire. This is a developing situation. This post will be updated as more information becomes avail“

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