University of Western Australia suffers major data breach, staff and students locked out


One of Australia’s major universities has suffered a data breach, with the password information of thousands of staff and students exposed.

The University of WA (UWA) confirmed it was investigating a cybersecurity incident on Saturday night, which involved unauthorised access of password information.

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Source:  MSN Ness


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