Incident: Queensland University of Technology shuts IT systems after being hit by ransomware attack | ABC News Australia
Australian University Ransomware Attack, 22 December 2022
Queensland University of Technology shuts IT systems after being hit by ransomware attack
11,405 individuals had their data breached in a December cyber attack
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Source: Queensland University of Technology shuts IT systems after being hit by ransomware attack | ABC News Australia
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QUT said 11,405 individuals had their data breached in a December cyber attack, higher than initial estimates of around 2500 individuals.
In a revised statement, the university said the breach affected 2492 current staff and 8846 former staff.
A cyber attack at Queensland’s second-largest university has caused campus printers to spit out ransomware notes in bulk.
The message printed out at QUT
The university has shut down all its IT systems as a precaution, as technical staff and external specialists carry out an investigation.
“Everything that’s sensitive in terms of holding data and so on, we’ve shut down,” Professor Sheil said.
“Most of the systems that are out of action are because we’ve shut them down or stopped access, and so that’s things like the system that manages all the student enrolment data, the system that the students access to get their course information, staff systems.
“There are other systems where they’re compromised – not necessarily shut down – but with a file might have been locked by the attack.”
Staff and students have been contacted about the incident.
