Queensland University of Technology has 'no way to verify' if hacked data from thousands of staff and students was sold
ABCThe Queensland University of Technology has admitted it has no way of knowing if some of the highly sensitive data of more than 11,000 current and former staff and students has been sold after its shared drive was hacked. Key points: QUT's shared drive was hacked in December 2022 Hackers sent ransom letters to the university's computers QUT is now reviewing its record management Hackers accessed nearly 4,000 tax file numbers as well as bank accounts, super details, home addresses and more in the December cyber attack. Months of worry Data scientist Smitha Mandre-Jackson is a former QUT staff member of 18 years whose tax file number, home address, bank account details and super details were stolen. Some hacked data sold Vice Chancellor Margaret Sheil said the university has stringent cyber security measures, and had become aware of the attack before the hackers sent letters from the university printers. 'They've lost control of the data' Perth-based cyber security expert Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland said the risk of identity theft would continue well beyond the initial attack.
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