Man arrested after UK school reports wiped hard drives on devices connected to network

Man arrested after UK school reports wiped hard drives on devices connected to network

A 28-year-old has been arrested after allegedly carrying out what police have labelled a "sophisticated cyber attack" on a school.


The unnamed man is suspected of disrupting Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. A police spokesman told a local news website: "Officers received a report of a major IT outage at the school on Monday, January 18, that prevented the school from delivering remote learning and accessing material to support the children of keyworkers and vulnerable children who are attending school."

The spokesman further alleged: "It was subsequently discovered that a sophisticated cyber attack had occurred which affected personal devices that connected to the school's network."


The man, who cannot be identified by news media unless ..

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