UK: School IT system targeted in cyber attack ahead of exam season

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 03:50 PM UTC·Source: DataBreaches.net

Updated: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC

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Robbie Meredith reports: An IT system used by schools across Northern Ireland has been targeted in a cyber attack, the Education Authority (EA) has said. On Thursday, schools received a message that as part of “work to manage an IT security issue” the EA would be carrying out a password reset for all users. An... Source

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Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Apr 4, 2026.

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