UK school estate hit by 3AM ransomware in suspected AI-assisted attack

By Bill Toulas · BleepingComputer · Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 14:00 (12h ago) · Original article ↗

A 3AM ransomware affiliate targeted a school estate in the UK and successfully encrypted around 37 of nearly 50 machines reached from an unmanaged host. [...]

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