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7 records in the education sector across New Zealand and Australia.

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University of Sydney
🇦🇺 Sydney, NSW · breach 2025-12
● Under investigation
People affected
20,000+
Data taken
Personal information of staff, affiliates and applicants (via a third-party platform)
Regulator
OAIC; IPC NSW
Trust tier
Confirmed
Source: The University of Sydney · View record →
Western Sydney University
🇦🇺 Sydney, NSW · breach 2024
● Under investigation
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Student and staff personal information across multiple incidents (incl. identity and enrolment data)
Regulator
OAIC; IPC NSW
Trust tier
Confirmed
Source: Western Sydney University · View record →
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Te Pūkenga — Competenz
🇳🇿 New Zealand · breach 2023
● Disclosed
People affected
6,130+
Data taken
Personal and financial information of learners and staff
Regulator
Office of the Privacy Commissioner (NZ)
Trust tier
Reported
Source: BusinessDesk · View record →
Queensland University of Technology
🇦🇺 Brisbane, QLD · breach 2022-12
● Disclosed
People affected
11,405 (approx)
Data taken
Names and, for many, tax file numbers and bank account numbers (tax file numbers for 3,820 people); affected people were mostly current and former staff
Regulator
Relevant Queensland and federal authorities notified
Trust tier
Reported
Source: iTnews · View record →
Deakin University
🇦🇺 Victoria · breach 2022-07
● Disclosed
People affected
46,980 (approx)
Data taken
Names, student ID numbers, mobile numbers, university email addresses and recent unit results; about 9,997 people then received scam SMS messages
Regulator
OVIC notified
Trust tier
Reported
Source: iTnews · View record →
ProctorU
🇦🇺 Australian universities (global platform) · breach 2020-08
● Disclosed
People affected
444,000 (approx)
Data taken
Names, email and home addresses, and hashed passwords (incl. Australian university students)
Regulator
none
Trust tier
Reported
Source: Honi Soit · View record →
Australian National University
🇦🇺 Canberra, ACT · breach 2018-11
● Resolved
People affected
200,000 (approx)
Data taken
Up to 19 years of staff, student and visitor personal data (names, addresses, bank details, academic records)
Regulator
none (public incident report)
Trust tier
Confirmed
Source: Australian National University · View record →
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