#Latest news with #spearphishingBBC News09-05-2025BBC NewsPupil passwords reset after Edinburgh council cyber attackEdinburgh Council says it has been the target of an attempted cyber in the council's education department spotted a suspicious invitation to a meeting earlier on Friday and realised it was "spear phishing" - which impersonates a trusted source. Parents have been sent texts telling that them students' passwords have been reset as a precaution - meaning pupils studying for exams do not currently have access to their school's learning follows a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack on schools in West Lothian earlier this week.
BBC News09-05-2025BBC NewsPupil passwords reset after Edinburgh council cyber attackEdinburgh Council says it has been the target of an attempted cyber in the council's education department spotted a suspicious invitation to a meeting earlier on Friday and realised it was "spear phishing" - which impersonates a trusted source. Parents have been sent texts telling that them students' passwords have been reset as a precaution - meaning pupils studying for exams do not currently have access to their school's learning follows a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack on schools in West Lothian earlier this week.
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