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Students bag extended Christmas break after cyber hit on school IT

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2026-01-06

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Carly Page

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Higham Lane School in Nuneaton closed for several days after a cyberattack knocked out its IT systems (phones, email, servers, Google Classroom/SharePoint access), prompting the school to involve a Department for Education Cyber Incident Response Team and external IT experts; the incident was reported to the Information Commissioner's Office while investigations continue and no confirmation of data access has been provided.

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