Thousands of School Websites Go Offline Due to Ransomware Attack on Finalsite

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Thousands of school websites around the world went offline this week as a result of a ransomware attack on Finalsite, a US-based company that provides digital marketing and communications solutions to schools.

On its website, Finalsite claims that 8,000 schools across 110 countries use its services, and it launches 300 new websites every year.

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Belgian Military in Five-Day Battle Against Cyberattack

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The Belgian military said on Tuesday it had been hit with a cyberattack five days ago and was still battling to restore affected parts of its system.

Military spokesman Olivier Severin told AFP that elements hit by last Thursday’s attack, which contaminated services connected to the internet, were still being analysed and restored.

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