Hackers infiltrate second-largest US school district in growing trend

Los Angeles Unified, with over 600,000 students, suffers significant infrastructure disruption' but classes set to take place as usual

Hackers targeted the second-largest school district in the US with a cyber-attack over Labor Day weekend, officials at Los Angeles unified school district have confirmed.

The district characterized the cyber-attack as a significant disruption to our system's infrastructure" but officials said they did not expect major problems with teaching or such services as transportation and food. It said business operations might be delayed or modified.

The Associated Press contributed to this report