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Deakin University

12 Jul 2022 · VIC · Education
Data Breach CRITICAL ✓ Verified

What happened

Confirmed 12 Jul 2022. Deakin University suffered a severe breach when a staff member's administrative credentials were stolen, granting attackers access to a third-party bulk SMS gateway. Hackers exfiltrated 47,000 student results and launched a massive smishing campaign.

Incident details

Organisation
Deakin University
Date
12 Jul 2022
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
CRITICAL
Sector
Education
State
VIC
Records affected
47000
Threat actor
Unknown

Source

itnews.com.au ↗
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