University of Tasmania

A cyber security data breach incident in University of Tasmania exposed the records of nearly 20,000 of its students.

The exposed data included personally identifiable information of the students.

The university immediately investigated the incident and informed the affected students to be alerted of any suspicious activity.

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/university-of-tasmania-personal-identity-data-breach-not-malicious-management-claim/9b4f4b76-bbe4-4f0f-be5f-c51d30bfd9b7

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-tasmania

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"linkid": "university-of-tasmania",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

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                        'location': 'Tasmania',
                        'name': 'University of Tasmania',
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