University of Western Australia hit by password breach
Authorities have been informed as investigations into the breach continue.
The University of Western Australia has ordered a mass password reset for all staff and students after detecting unauthorised access to stored password data.
The incident was contained over the weekend by the university’s IT and security teams, who then moved to recovery and investigation. Australian authorities have been notified.
While no other systems are currently believed to have been compromised, access to UWA services remains locked until credentials are changed.
The university has not confirmed if its central access management system was targeted.
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