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Slate Valley Unified School District

Ransomware attack by Kairos · Disclosed October 1, 2026 · 🇺🇸 United States

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Date Disclosed
Oct 1, 2026
2026
Threat Group
Kairos
101 total victims
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Industry
Education

ThreatAI Analysis

Compiled from this incident record and the threat intelligence profile for Kairos. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

About Slate Valley Unified School District

The Slate Valley Unified Union School District is a public school district located in Fair Haven, Vermont, serving the communities of Benson, Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Orwell, and West Haven. The data also includes 647 GB of SQL databases containing personal and medical information about students and employees.

Source record: ransomware.live

About the Kairos group

Kairos is a data extortion group active since late 2024 that focuses solely on data theft with no encryption, primarily targeting small-to-mid-sized organizations in healthcare, manufacturing, and business services in the US, purchasing initial access from brokers and demanding Bitcoin payments. Kairos has listed 95 victims since June 2024.

Incident Analysis

Slate Valley Unified School District was targeted by Kairos ransomware, one of the most active ransomware groups in our database with 101 confirmed victims globally. The attack was disclosed on October 1, 2026, when Slate Valley Unified School District appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

Slate Valley Unified School District is based in United States , operating in the Education sector. United States ranks #1 globally for ransomware attacks, with 9,674 victims in our database.

Sector context: Educational institutions often have under-resourced IT security teams and hold large amounts of student and faculty personal data, making them attractive targets for ransomware groups.

Kairos typically employs a double extortion model: first exfiltrating sensitive data from the victim's systems, then deploying ransomware to encrypt files. Victims face two simultaneous threats — paying to restore access and paying to prevent publication of stolen data. The group's leak site publishes victim names and exfiltrated data as leverage.

Data source: This incident record is sourced from public ransomware group leak site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API. Disclosure date reflects when the victim was published on the leak site, which may differ from the initial date of compromise. This platform does not publish or link to stolen data. Last data update: Oct 3, 2026 12:00 UTC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Was Slate Valley Unified School District attacked by ransomware?

Yes. Slate Valley Unified School District was listed as a victim of the Kairos ransomware group on October 1, 2026. The organisation is based in United States and operates in the Education sector. The disclosure appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

Which ransomware group attacked Slate Valley Unified School District?

Slate Valley Unified School District was attacked by Kairos ransomware. Kairos is one of the most active ransomware groups, having claimed 101 victims globally. The group typically employs a double-extortion model: encrypting the victim's files and threatening to publish stolen data.

When did the Slate Valley Unified School District ransomware attack occur?

The ransomware attack on Slate Valley Unified School District was disclosed on October 1, 2026. This date reflects when the victim was published on the threat group's leak site, which may differ from the actual date of initial compromise.

What data was stolen in the Slate Valley Unified School District ransomware attack?

The specific data stolen from Slate Valley Unified School District has not been independently verified by this platform. Ransomware groups typically exfiltrate data before encrypting systems and use the threat of publication to pressure victims. As a Education organisation, Slate Valley Unified School District likely held student and faculty personal data and academic records.

How can organisations protect against Kairos attacks?

To defend against Kairos and similar threat actors, organisations should: maintain regular offline backups tested for restoration; implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement; deploy multi-factor authentication on all remote access; use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools; conduct regular phishing and security awareness training; and monitor threat intelligence feeds for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with active groups.