Parents of students at Isle of Wight schools hit by ransomware attacks are being asked to get in touch after vital data was lost.
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As Isle of Wight Radio first reported, cyber attacks left school websites inaccessible and data 'frozen' earlier this month. Staff at Medina and Carisbrooke College, as well as the Island VI Form, were affected, as were Barton Primary, Hunnyhill Primary and Lanesend Primary. As such, affected schools are carrying out a data collection exercise. This would usually happen at the start of term, but is being brought forward. Some data has been shared by the council, in line with data sharing agreements. This includes earlier collected contact information for parents/carers of pupils. As email addresses for the schools have been suspended, parents who do not receive contact (due to changes in circumstances since earlier contact information was collected) are asked to get in touch with their school. They can do so using the following email addresses: • Hunnyhill Primary School — through Class Dojo. The cyber attacks have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the council says it is working closely with them to resolve any Data Protection issues. The Isle of Wight Council says it continues to work with the schools, police and a cyber security firm that specialises in this sort of attack to investigate what might be done to retrieve the lost data. The schools involved are focused on ensuring the start of term runs as smoothly as possible and are working tirelessly to this end. The schools are grateful for the patience, support and involvement of parents/carers/students in helping them to rebuild their systems ready for September.
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