Harris Federation suffers a ransomware attack, shuts down email and telephone systems
Education charity Harris Federation has become the fourth multi-academy trust to have suffered a ransomware attack since late February. The ransomware attack has forced the charity to shut down IT systems, and temprarily disable its email system and switchboard services.
The Harris Federation, which now runs fifty primary and secondary academies in London and Essex with more than 36,000 pupils enrolled, announced on Monday that it suffered a ransomware attack last Saturday that enabled hackers to access its IT systems and encrypt their contents. The charity is presently working with cyber security experts to investigate the attack and restore all affected systems.