Northern Ireland Schools Hit by Cyber Attack

0:00On April 5th, Northern Ireland's schools got hit by a cyber attack on their main network, the C2K system shutting things down for days. The education authority says they're making good progress to bring it back online safely, starting with a phased rollout. Teams work through the whole weekend to reset passwords and contain the issue, kicking off with post-primary schools first. Capita, who runs the system, jumped in quick to lock it down and started investigation with the Information Commissioners Office. This mess hit staff and students hard right during Easter break, messing with exam prep and coursework since key access was cut off. Everyone's been scrambling without their usual tools. No word yet on if any personal data got stolen, but securing everything comes first before full access returns to all schools over the next few days. The authorities apologizing for the hassle, thanking folks for hanging in there, and promising more updates on their site and socials as they get back to normal. That wraps Europe news today brought to you with AI.