[RHYSIDA] – Ransomware Victim: Bellflower Unified School District

AI Generated Summary of the Ransomware Leak Page

Bellflower Unified School District, a K-12 education district headquartered in Bellflower, California, is presented on the leak page as the victim of a ransomware operation attributed to the Rhysida group. The page frames the incident as a data-leak event rather than a pure encryption incident, claiming that attackers have exfiltrated sensitive district data and are offering it for exclusive ownership. The post carries a timestamp of 2025-10-28 12:54:57.989206, which is treated here as the post date since no compromise date is published. The attackers advertise a seven-day countdown and a ransom price of 10 BTC for exclusive access to the stolen data, insisting that the data will not be resold. A claim URL is indicated on the page, though no direct link is provided in this summary.

The page contains no screenshots or image assets (images count is zero). The district is described in broad terms as a general education entity serving K-12 students and spanning eight square miles in southeast Los Angeles County, including most of Bellflower, a large portion of Lakewood, and a small portion of Cerritos. The language on the page emphasizes an exclusive-data sale within a seven-day window, which aligns with extortion tactics typical of double-extortion ransomware operations. The content is in English, and PII has been redacted where applicable while the victim name remains visible for identification.