Massive university hack

China behind massive Australian National University hack, intelligence officials say

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Intelligence officials believe China may have been behind a massive data breach which compromised the personal details of thousands of Australian National University students and staff. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that senior intelligence officials have pointed the finger at China as one of only a few countries capable of pulling off the hack, which compromised up to 19 years’ worth of personal data from students and staff. The ANU revealed the breach on Tuesday, with vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt saying the university had detected an “unauthorised access to significant amounts” of data including the bank numbers, tax details, academic records and passport details of students and staff dating back almost two decades. The Australian Signals Directorate said the hack appeared to be the work of a sophisticated actor, and now intelligence officials are reportedly pointing the finger at China.

I know a bunch of people who are affected by this. Heck, half of Canberra is affected by this. The ANU is Australia's top university. I'm not personally affected because I never went to uni, but many high-level public servants, including a significant number of people in intelligence agencies, have now had their data compromised.

This is a Really Big Deal.

The irony is that due to the university having a huge number of overseas students, China now has a ton of data on many of its own citizens.

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