Student photos, bank details stolen by hackers after St James Anglican School in Perth hit by cyber attack
St James Anglican School in Perth suffered a cyber attack in which hackers gained unauthorized access to its systems and stole personal information belonging to students and their families, including photographs and bank details. The school said it moved to contain the breach after discovering it.
Why this matters: Schools collect some of the most sensitive data imaginable: children's photos, family financial details, home addresses, and contact records. Parents do not get to opt out. Enrollment means handing over that information and trusting the institution to protect it. When a school gets breached, the people most exposed had no real say in the risk. The urgent question is whether Australian schools are being held to security standards that actually match what they are storing.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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