District spokeswoman Shannon Haber would not confirm the release when reached by City News Service on Sunday.
The group claiming responsibility for the cyberattack had set a Monday deadline for the district pay a ransom to the organization.
“We can acknowledge … that there has been communication from this actor and we have been responsive without engaging in any type of negotiations,” he told reporters. “With that said, we can acknowledge at this point … that a financial demand has been made by this entity. We have not responded to that demand.”Carvalho told The Times on Friday the district will not pay the ransom demand or negotiate with the hackers.
After discovering the hack, LAUSD officials took the extraordinary step of shutting down most of its computer systems while they worked to assess the full extent of the cyber intrusion. Systems were then slowly brought back online. It was unclear whether the receipt of a ransom demand weeks after the initial attack was an indication the hackers obtained or could potentially obtain more sensitive information. Carvalho said officials do not believe any highly sensitive information was accessed.
Following the hack, the district contacted federal officials, prompting the White House to mobilize a response from the U.S. Department of Education, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to the LAUSD. The group claiming responsibility for the cyberattack had set a Monday deadline for the district pay a ransom to the organization.
“We can acknowledge … that there has been communication from this actor and we have been responsive without engaging in any type of negotiations,” he told reporters. “With that said, we can acknowledge at this point … that a financial demand has been made by this entity. We have not responded to that demand.”Carvalho told The Times on Friday the district will not pay the ransom demand or negotiate with the hackers.