Melbourne High School

Melbourne High School

The personal records of hundreds of Melbourne high school students have been mistakenly published.

Human error was believed to be the cause of the publication of more than 300 students’ records on the school’s internet service

Information included medical and mental health conditions, medications, and learning and behavioral difficulties.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/aug/22/melbourne-student-health-records-posted-online-in-appalling-privacy-breach

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/melbourne-high-school

"id": "mel05291122",
"linkid": "melbourne-high-school",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "08/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 300,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Melbourne',
                        'name': 'Melbourne High School',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Human Error',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 300,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Medical Conditions',
                                              'Mental Health Conditions',
                                              'Medications',
                                              'Learning Difficulties',
                                              'Behavioral Difficulties']},
 'description': 'The personal records of hundreds of Melbourne high school '
                'students have been mistakenly published. Human error was '
                'believed to be the cause of the publication of more than 300 '
                'students’ records on the school’s internet service. '
                'Information included medical and mental health conditions, '
                'medications, and learning and behavioral difficulties.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Medical Conditions',
                                 'Mental Health Conditions',
                                 'Medications',
                                 'Learning Difficulties',
                                 'Behavioral Difficulties']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Melbourne High School',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}
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