Merced City School District
bd_f2a5776af3156485 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Full breach record for Merced City School District →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Losttrust on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.
Source: Ransomware.live
Post text · scraped from the leak site
OUR MISSION All scholars are ensured equitable access to high quality instruction in environments that value and build from their unique talents. Guiding scholars toward mastery of academics, we build from our scholars talents to nurture their continuous academic achievement, critical-thinking skills, and develop the resiliency, perseverance and confidence necessary to excel in learning and life. Our District team provides positive, inclusive environments where all scholars feel safe, respected, and connected.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Sep 26, 2023
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap
- New Hampshire State AGbd_5d741f4ef02e61b12023-12-20 · +85dVerified
- California State AGbd_8c9067114ff4a2d62023-12-20 · +85dCandidate
Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Sep 26, last Dec 20 (CA) — a 85-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.
Source ceiling
- actor name
- victim claim
- ransom/leak status
- discovery date
- materiality
- notification
- affected count
- confirmed data types
- compliance clock
The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.
losttrust
According to ransomware.live, LostTrust is a double-extortion ransomware operation that emerged in March 2023 and publicized over 50 victims within days of launching its leak site in September 2023, believed to be a rebrand of the MetaEncryptor gang, primarily targeting manufacturing, professional services, construction, and education sectors with 71% of known victims in the US.