2024 Western Sydney University — 7.5k email, SharePoint
Data compromised
Email accounts, SharePoint files, Office 365 data
Technical writeup
Western Sydney University in Australia suffered a breach in 2024 affecting approximately 7,500 records. The breach exposed email accounts, SharePoint files, and the Microsoft Office 365 environment. The university had to take systems offline.
Root cause
Hacking; cyberattack