Some teachers returning to work this week were left unable to log in to their computers after an attack by an online gang on the IT systems of at least 16 schools in Britain.
Share There are obviously some significant implications of this, which we are managing and will take measures to secure our systems even further in the future.
In March, 37,000 pupils at Harris Federation academies in London were left unable to access emails. It was the fourth attack on school trusts that month.
Lanesend Primary (pictured), one of the six schools affected, announced that pupils would return three days later than planned for the Autumn term due to the disruption
It is not yet known what data has been encrypted in the latest attack, but personal data of pupils and staff - including registrations, addresses, and dates of birth - are often stored on servers.
Isle of Wight schools ransomware attack: Six school affected now
The ransomware attack also includes through primary schools, meaning they’re also unable to access their data
It’s been confirmed that a ransomware attack on IT systems at Island Education Federation includes six Isle of Wight schools.
As well as Medina College, Carisbrooke College and The Island 6th Form, three primary schools have also been affected by the attack.
Barton Primary, Hunnyhill Primary and Lanesend Primary join the list of schools that can’t access their computer systems.
What is a ransomware attack?
A ransomware is attack is normally initiated by clicking on a malware email which will encrypt the data it can find. Once completed a demand for money is sent to unencrypt the data. Paying for this does not always lead to the data being unencrypted.