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Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked #19324

Open swidup opened 1 year ago

swidup commented 1 year ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-63637883

Alongside information from Pates, the BBC found confidential documents purporting to be from the following establishments on Vice Society's website.

Every school on this list has been contacted for comment.

Carmel College, St Helens Durham Johnston Comprehensive School (hacked in 2021, documents posted online in January 2022) Frances King School of English, London/Dublin Frances King said it hadn't notified parents and pupils, but the hack didn't affect teaching and it was reported to their IT company.

Gateway College, Hamilton, Leicester Holy Family RC + CE College, Heywood Lampton School, Hounslow, London Lampton School issued a statement that read: "Teachers were aware of the breach but we did not inform them of the data that was stolen. The ICO did not tell us to notify the data subjects. We blocked remote access to all but a small number of staff with two-factor authentication, and all our passwords have been reset."

Mossbourne Federation, London Mossbourne Federation said: "Parents, pupils, staff and all concerned were immediately notified and kept up-to-date during the recovery process. We have fully recovered from the cyber-attack and have returned to normal operations."

Pilton Community College, Barnstaple Samuel Ryder Academy, St Albans School of Oriental and African Studies, London St Paul's Catholic College, Sunbury-on-Thames Test Valley School, Stockbridge https://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/23237683.test-valley-school-confidential-documents-leaked-online/ The De Montfort School, Evesham

swidup commented 1 year ago

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/vice-society-releases-info-stolen-uk-schools-passport-scans