Lake Washington Institute of Technology
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Full breach record for Lake Washington Institute of Technology →Press / market disclosure — not a breach-notification filing
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Data Breach Notification. Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech): Around June 17, 2024, LWTech detected disruptions to certain computer systems and quickly determined it had been the victim of a sophisticated ransomware attack. LWTech immediately secured its systems and engaged leading external experts to investigate and remediate the incident. Initial signs of malicious activity date back to June 10, 2024, and LWTech has notified federal and state authorities, including the FBI's Cyber Division and the Washington State Police. Linked ransomware group: ransomhouse.
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Jun 17, 2024
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Attack → press
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Linked disclosures
Why this link?Ransomware claims (1)
- Leak Siteransomhousebd_8c985e129f1ce0432024-06-15 · +2dCandidate
Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap
- Washington State AGbd_8da5f94773f4bbcd2024-08-27 · +71dVerified by operator
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Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
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ransomhouse
According to ransomware.live, RansomHouse is a double-extortion RaaS operation active since late 2021, attributed to the threat actor "Jolly Scorpius," targeting over 120 organizations across healthcare, finance, transportation, and government, recently upgrading to a multi-layered dual-key encryption architecture.