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NSW Department of Education

29 Jun 2026 · NSW · Education
Data Breach HIGH ✓ Verified

What happened

Two public school students bypassed standard internal access controls to gain unauthorized access to restricted network directories. The security failure exposed over 2,000 highly sensitive student behavioral, disciplinary, and mental health profiles. The department initiated immediate remediation, restricted local staff credential sets, and contacted impacted families regarding the localized internal exposure.

Incident details

Organisation
NSW Department of Education
Date
29 Jun 2026
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
HIGH
Sector
Education
State
NSW
Records affected
2000
Threat actor
Inside Threat

Source

smh.com.au ↗
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