Cyber Attack Hits C2K School System in Northern Ireland

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome to Europe News Today, powered by AI and covering Europe in real time. A cyber attack just hit the C2K school system in Northern Ireland, the 1000s of pupils rely on for IT in schools. The education authority confirmed it and said they're treating this with top priority, shutting things down fast to contain the damage. Capita, the folks managing the system, jumped in right away with a full password reset across the network. This is offline now, while they run security checks and dig into what happened. This comes at a rough time, right over the Easter break when kids are cramming for exams or finishing coursework. The authority apologized to staff and students for the disruption, knowing how critical this is for their prep. The investigation is still early, so no word yet on whether personal data got hit. They're looping in the Information Commissioner's office and other officials to handle the right. Now on the Education Authority's website or social media for updates on when access returns

1:03and how to reset those passwords, they're pushing. Hard to get everything secure and back online soon.