Victorian students' information stolen in data breach
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The news: Hackers have accessed information of current and past students of Victorian government schools.
The context: The data breach saw an “external third party” access all students' names, email addresses, school names, year level and encrypted passwords, the Victorian Department of Education confirmed on Wednesday, according to media reports.
The department said that hackers access the information through a school’s network and that the third party had not accessed any other personal data, such as date of birth, phone number or home address.
A department spokesperson said: “The safety and privacy of students is our top priority, we have identified the point of the breach and have put safeguards in place, including the temporary disabling of systems to ensure no further data is able to be accessed."
“Now we’re working with cyber experts, other government agencies and communicating with our schools to ensure this does not disrupt students when they start the 2026 school year.”
The Age reported that schools in Melbourne’s north, west and south-east that have been impacted, including primary and high schools.
