Higham Lane School in Nuneaton shut down Monday after hackers targeted its IT systems, affecting 1,400 students aged 11-18. The Central England Academy Trust school will remain closed until Wednesday as a precautionary measure while cyber security specialists investigate.
The school immediately activated incident response protocols and secured its systems when the attack was discovered. Parents received letters explaining the "difficult decision" was made following expert advice. Students and staff are banned from accessing school systems like Google Classroom and SharePoint during the investigation.
The Department for Education's Cyber Incident Response Team is assisting with the investigation alongside IT experts from the trust.
Source: BBC