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Additional Written Announcement:
COMPUTER VIRUS
g) District Affected by Computer Virus
The District recently experienced the infiltration of a new computer virus known as
Cryptol-ocker which has corrupted several of the District's data files. The District currently
uses McAfee Virus Protection which was unable to detect and quarantine the virus. The
perpetrator of the virus is offering to provide the key to recovering the data files for a
ransom of seven bitcoins or the equivalent of approximately $3,200. We are looking at
every way possible to restore the files without paying the ransom.
Staff is in the process of evaluating the significance and recovery of the affected files.
We are also evaluating other virus detection software solutions to enhance our security.