{"id":21497,"date":"2023-03-16T16:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T00:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/16\/news-15228\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T16:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T00:10:11","slug":"news-15228","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/16\/news-15228\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware attack hits ANOTHER school"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what is likely Vice Society’s handiwork<\/a>, the UK’s largest state boarding school Wymondham College has announced it has become the victim of a “sophisticated cyberattack”. The school didn’t provide additional information, but Jonathan Taylor, chief of the school’s parent company Sapientia Education Trust, has revealed the school is yet to receive a ransom note.<\/p>\n

In an email to The Record, Taylor said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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“We are not aware of any data breach. A number of the College’s systems have been impacted, including access to some files and resources.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Taylor said the school remains open, saying the priority is “to ensure continuity of educational provision”. The Norwich Evening News <\/em>reports<\/a> disruption will likely continue until the Easter holidays as the attack targeted the College’s IT system.<\/p>\n

Wymondham College is working with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK’s authority for cyber incidents, to ensure an appropriate response. Taylor says the Department of Education has also been notified.<\/p>\n

The NCSC has warned<\/a> the UK education sector about increasing targeted ransomware attacks toward schools, colleges, and universities. However, latest research<\/a> from the London Grid for Learning (LGfL) reveals that only 53 percent<\/a> of UK schools feel prepared for a cyberattack. <\/p>\n

How to avoid ransomware<\/h2>\n