Slate Valley Unified School District voted not to pay ransom demand; Kairos likely to leak data
Vermont school district refused Kairos's ransom; the gang claims 762 GB of student and employee data and may leak it.
Slate Valley Unified School District in Fair Haven, Vermont, has responded to a cybersecurity incident since September 3. On October 2 the board voted not to pay any ransom or extortion demand. Kairos told DataBreaches it holds 762 GB, including 647 GB of SQL databases with student and employee personal and medical information, and a leak-site timer indicated publication the next day. Reviewed samples included 243 student records with special-education notes and a July 2026 file on 329 employees plus Social Security numbers for most of 466 spouses and dependents.
- Board voted not to authorize any ransom or extortion payment.
- Kairos claims 762 GB, including 647 GB of SQL databases.
- Reviewed samples include 243 student records and special-education notes.
- Employee file lists 329 staff and SSNs for most of 466 relatives.
- Leak-site countdown suggested the data could be published the next day.
- Threat actors
- Kairos
- Countries
- United States
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3 min read at databreaches.netThe Slate Valley Unified School District in Fair Haven, Vermont, has been responding to a security incident since September 3. On October 2, Kairos threat actors contacted DataBreaches to alert us to the incident and their response to the district’s claim that they believed student data had not been compromised. They were also angry that...
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