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Home school: cyber attacks from Russia and China targeted the Cned

2021-04-12T13:49:47.014Z


The “My Class at Home” platform was the victim of a computer attack last Tuesday, on the first day of classes at


Last Tuesday, thousands of students, parents and teachers faced computer bugs, trying to provide distance education during this new lockdown.

The Ministry of National Education deplored these connection problems, explaining that they were due to attacks on the servers of the National Center for Distance Learning (Cned).

In the process, the Paris prosecutor's office had opened an investigation of the counts of "fraudulent access to an automated processing system and hinders the operation of such a system".

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Rebound this Monday, since a source close to the matter affirms that "My Class at home", the Cned platform, was the victim of cyberattacks from Russia and China.

However, the geographical origin of these computer incursions does not mean, in the current state of the investigations, that the perpetrators are of Russian or Chinese nationality.

All CNED sites and #MaclasseALaMaison platforms have been the targets of cyberattacks again since last night.

All our teams are fully mobilized to restore optimal service as quickly as possible.

- CNED (@cned) April 8, 2021

The connection problems had continued last week for the students, the platform being disrupted again Thursday following new “cyber attacks” during the night, explained the Cned.

> More information to follow.

Source: leparis

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