Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-10-29 00:00:00
Affected organization: Las Cruces Public Schools
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A ransomware attack hits Las Cruces Public Schools and forces the district to shut down the entire computer system to contain the infection.