Dozens of schools with nearly 40,000 pupils suffer ‘vicious’ cyber-attack

The Harris Federation, with 37,000 students across 50 academies in London, has suffered a ransomware attack. The federation has taken measures to protect their systems, but the impact on their servers is significant. It is working with the National Crime Agency and the National Cyber Security Centre to resolve the issue, which comes after an alert about a rise in ransomware attacks on schools.