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Hackers publish 320,000 school files on dark web

The data was stolen from 39 schools that use Bristol City Council's Trading with Schools platform.

Covered by 2 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by BBC News ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. BBC NewsUnited KingdomFirst report

    Hackers publish 320,000 school files on dark web

    The data was stolen from 39 schools that use Bristol City Council's Trading with Schools platform.

  2. The IndependentUnited Kingdom

    Hackers steal 320,000 UK school files and publishes them on dark web

    Specialist investigators discovered a ‘significant number of files’ posted to the dark web

    · More than 300,000 school files stolen in cyber attack found on dark web

Coverage details

2 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: BBC News and The Independent. BBC News published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Independent, 6 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: Bristol City Council, Trading and Schools.

In total 3 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.

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