Isle of Wight schools hit by ransomware

John Leonard
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Isle of Wight of Education Federation

Six schools and the Isle of Wight of Education Federation have had data encrypted in an attack that could delay the start of the new term

Six schools on the Isle of Wight have been hit by a ransomware attack that resulted in the encryption of data and may delay the start of the new term. The attack, which encrypted data, hit the s...

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