Cyberattacks Halt Russia's National Education Assessments
Rosobrnadzor has temporarily suspended the conduct of national comparative studies (NCS) on the quality of general education in schools and secondary vocational education organizations.
Consensus
- National comparative studies of general education quality in schools and vocational institutions were temporarily suspended on October 16.
- The suspension was caused by large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Federal Institute for Educational Quality Assessment (FIOKO) and the Rosobrnadzor information systems.
- Specialists from Rosobrnadzor are working to eliminate the consequences of the cyberattacks.
- The studies resumed in regular mode after the systems were restored.
- Reserve dates for participants were set from October 19 to October 23, 2026.
- Additional cybersecurity measures were implemented to prevent future incidents.
Points of divergence
- During the cyberattacks, participants' computers displayed pages with extremist content when filling out questionnaires. — fontanka
- Rosobrnadzor apologized to students, parents, teachers, and school administrators for the inconvenience caused. — fontanka
- The full recovery of the official information resources of Rosobrnadzor and FIOKO was completed by October 19, 2026. — interfax
- The national comparative studies are continuing in regular mode. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Rosobrnadzor resumed national education quality research after cyberattacks — Интерфакс
- Rosobrnadzor suspended checking the quality of education in schools due to cyberattacks — Фонтанка
- In Russia, national research on the quality of education has been suspended due to cyberattacks — Интерфакс