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Aussie Schools Targeted in Cyber Attack
The breach exposed names, school emails, and encrypted passwords of Victorian government school students, with password resets underway before the 2026 school year, officials said.
- On Wednesday the Victorian Department of Education confirmed an external third party accessed student records including names, school emails, and encrypted passwords, affecting students at about 1700 schools across Victoria.
- Security checks show the entry point was a school's network, with an external third party accessing a Department of Education database, and 7NEWS reported the breach occurred weeks ago targeting public school systems.
- The department reset all student passwords, temporarily locking secondary students out while new passwords will be issued at term 1 start with VCE students prioritised, and Stacey Gabriel supplied principals with three proforma letters.
- To limit disruption, the department is working with cyber experts and other government agencies, and a spokesman said there is no evidence the accessed data has been publicly released as students start school later this month.
- Acting deputy secretary Stacey Gabriel wrote to school leaders on Wednesday, warning Compass, the school communications platform, lacks 2026 data while schools in Melbourne's north, west and south‑east and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson called for Jacinta Allan to reveal exposure details.
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Victorian students' personal data exposed in major breach
Hackers have accessed key personal details of Victorian government school students in a major data breach.Yesterday the Victorian Department of Education confirmed that an "external third party" had accessed a department database through a school network.The database contained information about current and past students.READ MORE: US shifts personnel out of bases in Middle East in signal military strike on Iran could be comingHackers accessed d…
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