Dorchester school's IT system struck by cyber attack

The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester experienced a cyber attack resulting in the IT systems and website going down on May 21st. Despite the disruption, the school remained open and ensured exams and teaching continued as normal. All services linked to the school server, such as fingerprint technology and payments within the canteen, were impacted. It is believed that the school will not pay any ransom and has reported the data breach to the Information Commissioners Office. The school has …

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