Cybersecurity incident — 2023-09-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: Lawrence Public Schools
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

The Lawrence Public Schools are working to recover $2.7 million in funds that were recently "frozen" when a staffer responded to a phishing email sent by scammers posing as a vendor for the school district.