Over 607,000 records have been leaked in a cyber attack on the Department for Education (DfE) in England. The data, which has been shared on the dark web, includes telephone numbers and email addresses relating to individuals and organisations. The figure represents the total number of records affected, not individuals. Over 607,000 records have been leaked in a cyber attack on the Department for Education (DfE) in England | GETTYIt is expected to be operating normally later this week. In the education sector, around a quarter of institutions (24 per cent) reported experiencing a breach or attack at least weekly, according to the government's most recent Cyber Security Breaches Survey.