Kent school suffers cyberattack, personal data encrypted

IT systems and phone lines are down

Tom Allen
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Parents and students should be vigilant for unusual contact, the headteacher has warned
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Parents and students should be vigilant for unusual contact, the headteacher has warned

A secondary school in Kent has suffered a 'serious IT breach,' and parents have been warned to watch for 'unusual' contact.

St Augustine's Academy, a secondary school in Maidstone, has been attacked by "an outside criminal organisation." The headteacher, Jason Feldwick, sent parents and carers a Facebook message warn...

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