Northern Ireland Schools Hit by Cyber Attack, Recovery Underway

0:00From across Europe, powered by AI, this is Europe News Today. I'm Cory with the story. Northern Ireland schools got hit by a cyber attack last Friday on their main IT system called C2K, used by thousands of GCSE and A-level students. The education authority says there's no evidence any data got stolen, even though a security lockdown kicked everyone out during Easter break. That meant pupils couldn't grab their study materials over the holiday, forcing thousands to head back to school early this week just to reset. Passwords. The systems run by a company called Capita and officials jumped on a quick with countermeasures. Parents and teachers were frustrated with the hassle, especially right before exams, but schools stepped up by sending staff in over the break. The impact hit hard since C2K handles everything from homework to admin for over a thousand schools. Tuesday brought a big webinar from the education authority, with more than 300 schools tuning in and another 450 asking for.

1:00The recording. They're pushing everyone to sort passwords now to avoid chaos when classes restart Monday. Officials confirmed the attack is contained, they're in cleanup mode with a full probe underway and intensive work is restoring full access safely as fast as possible.