Victorian Government Schools
January 14, 2026
•[ unauthorized access, data breach, student information ]
The Department of Education in Victoria, Australia notified parents that an unauthorized third party accessed a database holding student account information. According to disclosure reporting, attackers accessed current and former students personal and school-related fields including names, school names, year levels, school-issued email addresses, and encrypted passwords associated with those accounts. The department stated that more sensitive details such as birth dates, home addresses, and phone numbers were not exposed. Authorities and cyber experts were involved, and the department reset student passwords as a precaution, temporarily restricting access until new credentials were issued. At the time of reporting, investigators had not found evidence that the accessed data had been publicly released or shared onward.
