DATA BREACH – Same July 2020 breach.
University of Sydney, UNSW, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, James Cook University, Swinburne University, University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Adelaide University (Australian universities) · reported by ResearchImport
DATA BREACH – Same July 2020 breach. Personal records of 440,000 ProctorU users leaked on hacker forums.
Course / Exam
N/A – general user records
Program
Mixed
Outcome
University of Sydney stated they believed current students were not directly affected since they began using ProctorU in 2020. Swinburne proactively contacted students advising them to update security details. University of Melbourne characterized it as a 'cyber-security issue.' UQ said it was not affected. Multiple universities launched independent investigations.
Source
Research / Academic / Legal
Original
Imported research record