United Kingdom
GBR
Cyberattack disrupts Northern Ireland C2k school IT services
Northern Ireland's Education Authority reported a cyberattack on the C2k school network on 2 April 2026. Access to school IT services was disrupted across the education system while the authority investigated targeted access to confidential personal information. By 17 April more than 414,000 user accounts had been reconnected and most systems restored, though some work remained.
80
Estimated severity
80 / 100
97
Source reliability
97 / 100
Approximate Date
02/04/2026
Targeted Company
NORTHERN IRELAND EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United Kingdom
Affected countries
United Kingdom
Impacted regions
Northern Ireland · United Kingdom
Operational Impact
Duration
15 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
eani.org.ukhttps://www.eani.org.uk/news/work-ongoing-to-restore-access-following-cyber-attackeani.org.ukhttps://www.eani.org.uk/news/c2k-school-services-restored-following-cyber-attackpsni.police.ukhttps://www.psni.police.uk/latest-news/detectives-arrest-16-year-old-suspicion-offences-under-computer-misuse-act