Hardenhuish School

Hardenhuish School in Chippenham has been forced to notify parents of its 1,623 pupils after finding that hackers had accessed its systems over the weekend.

The attack has impacted the school's internal phone systems, local server, website, WiFi, internet access, and printers.

The school informed all parents via text message that Hardenhuish School had been the victim of a hacker who had put malware on their local servers.

Although their forensic specialists are still in the early phases of their investigation and will keep us updated as things develop, the school said that no personal data had been exposed.

Source: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/23476464.hacker-demands-ransom-taking-control-wiltshire-schools/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1692572938519735&usg=AOvVaw2FygNDzywiM0Vh71FIOg85

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/hardenhuish-school

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"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

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