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A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a cyber attack on an IT network used by all schools in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The cyber attack saw production brought to a halt for five weeks at the firm's plants in Solihull, Halewood and near Wolverhampton, from 1 September.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A school in Nuneaton has been forced to shut after a cyber attack affected parts of its IT systems.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Anthropic last month also disclosed that suspected Chinese hackers sought to use its tool for a cyber attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

In his first venture into television, Robert De Niro plays one-term former President George Mullen who is pulled out of retirement after a worldwide cyber attack kills millions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025