Australian Education Access Breach, 24 June 2024

Perth, Western Australia – Year 11 students expelled for hacking schools IT systems for years undetected

Students used the teacher’s details to access their grades and other students’ personal information.

Source: 11 students expelled for hacking schools IT systems for years undetected | PerthNow

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Students at a prominent Catholic school in Perth’s south are facing disciplinary action after they were caught hacking into an online portal which contains reams of personal information — including other students’ marks and grades, health records, home addresses and pastoral care notes.

The students used the teacher’s details to access their grades before assignments and tests were handed back in class and had collected other student’s addresses.

Corpus Christi College is a Co-educational Catholic College in Perth, Western Australia, focused on future-proofing our students, developing their skills to connect with others and challenging them to be curious and creative.