Hackers Accessed Some LA Unified Employees’ Payroll Information: Officials

Hackers Accessed Some LA Unified Employees’ Payroll Information: Officials
A school administrator confirms student health check data on a laptop computer as students and parents wait in line to enter school at Grant Elementary School in Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Micaela Ricaforte
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Hackers who breached the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) records last fall accessed payroll information for the district’s contractors and subcontractors—including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers—according to the district.

While the investigation is continuing, the district on Jan. 9 “identified labor compliance documents, including certified payroll records that contractors provided to L.A. Unified” that were stolen, it stated in a data breach notice sent to employees this month.

Micaela Ricaforte
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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.
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