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| GCSE coursework lost in cyber attack on Bridport school | |
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| Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a Dorset school causing it to lose some students' GCSE coursework. | Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a Dorset school causing it to lose some students' GCSE coursework. |
| The Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport, said a member of staff mistakenly opened an email containing a virus. | The Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport, said a member of staff mistakenly opened an email containing a virus. |
| The email claimed to be from a colleague at another Dorset school and infected the school's computer network. | The email claimed to be from a colleague at another Dorset school and infected the school's computer network. |
| The school said coursework from one subject submitted by Year 11 students, which had been saved on the school network, was currently lost. | The school said coursework from one subject submitted by Year 11 students, which had been saved on the school network, was currently lost. |
| Head teacher David Herbert said: "We are liaising with the relevant exam boards about this specific issue." | Head teacher David Herbert said: "We are liaising with the relevant exam boards about this specific issue." |
| Mr Herbert added a police expert "has advised us that it is very unlikely that any school information has left the building and we are not compromised in that way". | Mr Herbert added a police expert "has advised us that it is very unlikely that any school information has left the building and we are not compromised in that way". |
| "Personal data relating to staff, students and parents is not held on this system and is secure," he said. | "Personal data relating to staff, students and parents is not held on this system and is secure," he said. |
| The school said specialists were working to try and rectify the issue, which also means Year 9 and 10 reports will be delayed by at least a week. | The school said specialists were working to try and rectify the issue, which also means Year 9 and 10 reports will be delayed by at least a week. |
| Dorset Police said: "A full investigation is under way into the circumstances and Dorset Police's cyber crime unit is supporting and providing advice to the school." | Dorset Police said: "A full investigation is under way into the circumstances and Dorset Police's cyber crime unit is supporting and providing advice to the school." |
| The force said no money had been exchanged. | The force said no money had been exchanged. |