No holes in this part of Blackburn, Lancashire.
Blackburn College said it experienced a “cybersecurity incident” which created issues across the network.
The further education centre was targeted on Monday of this week, according to media reports. The college said it is dealing with the situation and is communicating with both staff and students.
A spokesperson for Blackburn College said: “We did receive an IT incident and cyber interference, but the college continues to function, and lessons are ongoing.” They dismissed claims of a cyber-attack, calling it “an incident.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
