Cybercriminals have targeted the websites of three Isle of Wight schools and their umbrella organisation, prompting a warning that the attack will have 'significant implications'.
The online presence for Medina College, Carisbrooke College, the Island VI Form and the Isle of Wight of Education Federation have all fallen victim to a ransomware attack.
All the sites have been offline since Friday.
The Isle of Wight of Education Federation, which runs the three schools, says its IT systems were compromised last week (between July 28 and 29).
The attack means all the schools' data has been encrypted and cannot be accessed.
The federation said: "We are working with officers from the police Cybercrime Unit to pursue the cyber criminals and understand the full impact of the attack.
"There are obviously some significant implications of this, which we are managing and will take measures to secure our systems even further in the future.
"We are working with the local Police and Authority, Department for Education, Cyber support and various ICT system providers to move this forward and ensure that necessary and appropriate systems are in place for the new academic year."
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