Has private financial information been exposed in the cyberattack on CCSD
pLAS VEGAS Nev FOX5 Has private financial information been exposed in the cyberattack on the Clark County School District That is the big question teachers and parents still want an answer to Some report since hackers breached CCSD network there have been attempts to withdraw money from their accounts and some say they have had money taken Can these activities be tied to the cyberattack on CCSD FOX5 took that question to CCSDppIs the district aware of any parent student staff account financial information accessed due to the hack That is the question FOX5 asked CCSD in a series of emails with CCSDs Communications Department That question was not answered CCSD did tell FOX5 financial information was not taken from school web stores accounts What accounts if any do hackers have access toppSince the hack was posted publicly Ive had my card compromised twice through my bank shared Sandra Rogers a CCSD teacher Rogers cant know for sure the unauthorized attempts to take money from her account are due to the CCSD cybersecurity breach but she did get an email from the district saying some of her information had been exposed Parents and staff say they were told they would get letters if their private information was compromisedppIts been very frustrating because it has never happened like that before and now twice within 30 daysI received an email saying my email was compromised but it didnt really give me any information just said that they access to my passwords Rogers recounted Rogers had to cancel her bank card and auto payments and set up new ones While she hasnt had money taken Rogers said she has spent a lot of time trying to fix the damage done and she doesnt know if her information is still exposedppNone of us know There has been no communication Rogers contendedppEarlier this month two parents filed class action lawsuit against the district alleging it failed to protect personal information and take steps to prevent a cybersecurity attack A complaint alleges personal information of 200000 people was stolenppThe district first learned about the hack early last month Earlier this month the hackers claimed they still had access to CCSDs network It is unclear if they still do The district is working with the FBI to investigate the attackppCopyright 2023 KVVU All rights reservedp