University Of Sydney — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
14
occurrences
First Seen
December 17, 2025
Last Seen
May 8, 2026

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  • University of Sydney Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Thousands

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  • University of Sydney Cybersecurity Breach Notification

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • International cyber attack disrupts swath of universities and schools — Bbc · May 8, 2026
  • Hackers expose Victorian student details in data breach | Information Age — Ia.Acs.Au · January 15, 2026
  • Victorian Department of Education says hackers stole students’ data — Bleepingcomputer · January 14, 2026
  • University of Sydney reports data breach affecting over 20000 staff, affiliates — Therecord.Media · December 19, 2025
  • Sydney Uni data goes walkabout after criminals raid code repo — Theregister · December 19, 2025
  • University of Sydney data breach exposed personal information of 27000 individuals — Edscoop · December 19, 2025
  • University of Sydney Cyberattack Exposes Decades of Staff and Student Data — Thecyberexpress · December 19, 2025
  • University of Sydney Data Breach Affects 27,000 Individuals — Feeds.Feedburner · December 19, 2025

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