NSW Department of Education

The New South Wales (NSW) education department in Australia stated that their internal system had been a victim of a cyber attack.

The department took some systems offline while conducting its investigation because protecting student and staff data is of the utmost importance.

The department has reported the issue to the state's police and federal government organizations and collaborated with Cyber Security NSW to find a solution.

Source: https://www.grcworldforums.com/systems-security/cyber-attackers-partially-knockout-australian-education-department/2187.article

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nsw-department-of-education

"id": "nsw16403223",
"linkid": "nsw-department-of-education",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "07/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

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                        'location': 'New South Wales, Australia',
                        'name': 'New South Wales Education Department',
                        'type': 'Government Department'}],
 'description': 'The New South Wales (NSW) education department in Australia '
                'stated that their internal system had been a victim of a '
                'cyber attack. The department took some systems offline while '
                'conducting its investigation because protecting student and '
                'staff data is of the utmost importance. The department has '
                "reported the issue to the state's police and federal "
                'government organizations and collaborated with Cyber Security '
                'NSW to find a solution.',
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Taking some systems offline',
              'law_enforcement_notified': True,
              'third_party_assistance': 'Cyber Security NSW'},
 'title': 'Cyber Attack on NSW Education Department',
 'type': 'Cyber Attack'}