Los Angeles Unified School District data stolen in Snowflake account hack
SpilloverSpillover from the Snowflake incident · View original incident →The Los Angeles Unified School District confirmed the theft of data linked to the hacking of its Snowflake account. The stolen data included pupil data and supplier data.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Original incident
- Snowflake customer data stolen using credentials harvested by infostealers
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Pupil and supplier data
- Cause / method
- Snowflake account hack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The Los Angeles Unified School District confirmed that supplier data had been stolen in the Snowflake cyber-attack.
- The Los Angeles Unified School District confirmed that pupil data had been stolen in the Snowflake account hack.
Original incident
This is spillover from the Snowflake incident.
Snowflake customer data stolen using credentials harvested by infostealers
Impact: Significant volumes of data stolen from several customers
Credentials linked to infostealer malware were used to steal Snowflake customer data. Several customers, including Ticketmaster, were affected, and Mandiant confirmed significant data theft and attacks aimed at extortion. Lawsuits were subsequently brought against Snowflake, AT&T and Ticketmaster.
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Neiman Marcus Snowflake account hacked, data leaked
↳ Knock-on damage from the Los Angeles Unified School District incident · View original incidentNeiman Marcus's Snowflake account was hacked and data was leaked. Neiman Marcus confirmed the leak on 25 June 2024, and the hacker offered to sell the stolen data.
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