Western Sydney University security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Western Sydney University, with related coverage.
Western Sydney University hacked to get parking discounts and change marks, charges allege
Allegations emerged that Western Sydney University was hacked to obtain parking discounts and change academic grades. A former female student was charged in connection with hacking the university.
Related reports: 2 →Western Sydney University breach exposes current and former students' data
10kImpact: Information of 10,000 current and former students
Western Sydney University disclosed a security breach and data leak. Ten thousand current and former students were affected.
Related reports: 2 · last report →Western Sydney University suffers third major breach of 2024
Western Sydney University suffered its third major security breach of 2024. The specific scale of damage, breach method and response measures have not been confirmed.
Read on BankInfoSecurity ↗Cyber security incident at Western Sydney University
A cyber security incident occurred at Western Sydney University. When it occurred, the extent of the damage, and the response have not been confirmed.
Read on Western Sydney University ↗Western Sydney University student and staff data leaked, 7,500 notified
7.5kImpact: Leak of student and staff names, phone numbers and email addresses; 7,500 affected people notified
A data breach at Western Sydney University leaked the names, phone numbers and email addresses of students and staff. The university disclosed the breach and notified the 7,500 people affected.
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