Schools opened as scheduled Tuesday despite what the LAUSD described as a 'significant disruption' to its system infrastructure.
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Carvalho said the district was attacked with a ransomware tool but did not receive a ransom demand. Officials detected unusual activity Saturday night from an external entity, prompting the district to deactivate all its systems in what officials said was an unprecedented move. The attack temporarily interfered with the LAUSD website and email system. But officials said employee health care and payroll were not impacted, nor did the cyber incident impact safety and emergency mechanisms in place at schools.
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