ransomware

Online teaching, website and email severely affected in what appears to be the latest cyber attack on higher education

US government is committed to strengthening cyber security by disrupting ransomware networks, Biden says

It is the latest in a long and growing list of attacks on education institutions

The ransomware group disappeared from the internet in July, abandoning forums and disconnecting its servers. Now, the infrastructure is back

And education is the hardest hit sector

The company says that the incident affected only some of its internal servers, which were taken down and isolated

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

The key could have come from US or Russian authorities - or a paid ransom

Pressure from American and Russian authorities is suspected