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Hackers steal Victorian students' personal data in major cyber breach

Afr • January 14, 2026

Hackers have stolen the names and email addresses of current and former Victorian public school students in a major cybersecurity breach just weeks before pupils return to the classroom.

The Victorian Department of Education on Wednesday evening said an external third-party gained access to the sensitive data through a school’s network, but there was no evidence to suggest the information had been released publicly.

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Major Cyber Attack on Victorian Government Schools Exposes Student Data Hackers have compromised the personal information of thousands of current and former students in Victorian government schools. The breach includes names, email addresses, year levels, and encrypted passwords, affecting all 1700 government schools in the state. The Department of Education confirmed the incident but did not disclose the date of the attack or the number of students impacted. 19 sources 83

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