The Harris Federation, a not-for-profit charity responsible for running 50 primary and secondary academies in London and Essex, has become the latest UK education body to fall victim to ransomware.
The institution itself claimed it was "at least" the fourth multi-academy trust targeted just this month alone.
In a message to pupils and parents, the group, which is led and run by teachers, admitted that criminals had meddled with its servers.
The group revealed the attack took place on 23 March, the very same day a warning was issued by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) that the UK's education sector was being targeted by crooks.
The impact of the attack was severe. Not only have ..
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