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Sumac! Statemem re "vansnm"
Date January tt, 2017 at 2 06 PM
To ct'usfiavna cur

aetuw Is a statement trom Las Angeles Communny acnege 
Rudnguez' Pn rnannst

In pattnersmp law entaroement amt oyoersacurny experts
tne Las Angeles Cummumty nouege mount Is mvestrgatmg
matcrous oyoer msvumed many pomputer, eman,
amt vulce mart systems at Los Angetes Vauey nouege tux/ct

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Tne mHege's mnter sessmn classes began on ruesuay January amt
clams cummuem oe normally mduulng educalmn
amuse: Tnere rs no Indlcalmn goes oeyumt 

Om ot an aoumtanoe utoautrun, oomputer expefls are analyzing tne
computer systems at our ctner cuHeges

moon amt Imumlamn Iechnukugy stafl' outsrue 
experts antt taw entorcement are uetenmnetne
speomo nature amt rmpaot ottms montem pnurny rs tne
mlegmy ot student tacutty and employee ttata amt we oommue

to tne LAVG oummumty as tne mvestrgatton proceeds

At pomt, nu uata tneacn nas oeen memmed' nowevertms
comptex rmrestrgatron Is earty stages

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experts antt taw entorcement nave ttetermmett tnat many ottne cull-292's
computer servers have been mtectea a wrus
Ransumwave vrmses Muck atxess ta oomputer systems a payment Is
matte

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experts amt law emurcenrent, a payment ot szama ms
matte oy tne II was tne assessment at our cutsnte
experts tnat making a payment woutu utter an extremety
ot acoess to tne attectett systems, wrnte
tarture to pay wuuld yrrmauy guarantee tnat ttata oe lost

Alter payment was matte, a 'key' ms ttetnerett ta upen aooess to our
computer systems rne pvocess to 'unlack' at Inuusams mes
will oe a one, out so tar, tne key nas women every attempt
tnat nas oeen mane

Tne nas a oyoersecurny mace, ll was actnratett
on December at), hams ot start uetectmg a LAVC's
computer systems rnat prutocot mctuttes and oouege start,
awe": and taw entorcement, amt an are Involved 
mvesllgatlng and 

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speomo wpes ort cyper Immslans antt ll was actnratett ttunng tne
montem mucn trme mu pass peturetms matter rs resotyett, we
nave atreatty avalled uulselves ottne resources prornuett oytne
pottoy, ot experts

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