Department for Education targeted in major cyber attack as 607,000 records leaked on dark web

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Department for Education targeted in major cyber attack as 607,000 records leaked on dark web.

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Over 607,000 records have been leaked in a cyber attack on the Department for Education (DfE) in England.

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The data, which has been shared on the dark web, includes telephone numbers and email addresses relating to individuals and organisations.The figure represents the total number of records affected, not individuals.The DfE said it is working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate the issue.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say No bank details or other sensitive information were stolen.The attack, which was said to be contained quickly, is not considered high risk to those affected.One of the major programmes affected was the Turing Scheme portal, which provides funding for international education.The DfE online help desk has also been affected.It is expected to be operating normally later this week.The DfE has referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office.A DfE spokesman said: "We have robust processes in place to...

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