Warwickshire secondary school closes after ransomware attack
A secondary school in Warwickshire, UK, closed after a cyber-attack caused failures in its IT systems. Lessons were cancelled and the reopening schedule was delayed, after which plans to reopen the school were announced. The attack was identified as ransomware, but the school's name and specific recovery measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- IT system failures, school closure and lesson cancellations
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- It became known that a secondary school in the UK had closed due to a cyber-attack.
- The school cancelled lessons and postponed its reopening schedule.
- Plans to reopen the Warwickshire school whose IT systems had been crippled became known.
- The attack that caused the school closure was identified as ransomware.
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