Hackers published database of 440,000 ProctorU user records including usernames, unencrypted passwords, legal names, and full residential addresses; breach included US military ema…
University of Sydney, Swinburne University, Curtin University (multiple Australian universities) · reported by ResearchImport
Hackers published database of 440,000 ProctorU user records including usernames, unencrypted passwords, legal names, and full residential addresses; breach included US military emails; records dated back to 2014; multiple Australian universities investigated
Course / Exam
Various online exams
Program
Multiple undergraduate programs
Outcome
Data breach exposing 440,000+ users; multiple universities launched investigations; Swinburne Online proactively contacted students; widespread privacy violations
Source
Social Media / Forums
Original
Imported research record