Cyberattack hits all Victorian government schools, exposing student data

Latest college incidents inform cyber publicity view

The Victorian colleges incident follows separate cyber occasions within the college sector which are informing insurers’ evaluation of publicity in increased schooling and the broader public sector. In December 2025, the College of Sydney notified employees of a cyber safety incident involving an internet IT code library. In a message to colleagues, vice chairman (operations) Nicole Gower mentioned the college had detected “suspicious exercise in one in every of our on-line IT code libraries” and “took instant motion to guard our programs and group by blocking the unauthorised entry and securing the surroundings.” The platform was primarily used for code storage and growth but additionally contained historic information recordsdata. The college reported {that a} retired system file had been accessed and downloaded, containing names, dates of start, cellphone numbers, residence addresses, and fundamental employment particulars for workers employed on Sept. 4, 2018. The college has notified related authorities, engaged exterior cyber safety companions, and is within the strategy of notifying affected employees, college students, and alumni as its investigation continues into 2026.