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Board hears details of past phishing incident; district outlines new cyber safeguards
Summary
Administrators described a prior sophisticated phishing incident involving a compromised vendor account, legal actions and settlement, and a set of security measures now in place—including mandatory two‑step verification for admins, 14‑character minimum passwords, endpoint detection, web filtering and planned staff training.
The board received a briefing on a prior cyber fraud incident that targeted the district through a compromised vendor account. Administrators said the incident was executed via a vendor account used to request changes or payments and that it prompted legal action; the district and the vendor ultimately reached a settlement and the matter had been handled largely in closed sessions while litigation was pending.
Administrators outlined a suite of safeguards the…
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