Overview
- The Education Department says an external third party accessed names, email addresses, school names, year levels and encrypted passwords for current and former students.
- The breach spans government schools across the state, with reporting pointing to about 1,700 campuses being affected.
- Authorities identified the access point, temporarily disabled systems and implemented safeguards while working with cyber experts and other agencies.
- Birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers and staff records were not accessed, according to the department.
- Schools are notifying parents and offering guidance as investigations continue, and 7NEWS reports the intrusion occurred weeks earlier with staff experiencing IT disruptions.