Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-01-10 00:00:00
Affected organization: The Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC)
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) is forced to pay $28,000 in bitcoin after cybercriminals successfully infected its computer networks, email systems and voicemail lines with ransomware.