Minister confirms education department documents breached after third-party file transfer service was hacked
Hackers have released 16,000 Tasmanian education department documents on the dark web including schoolchildren’s personal information, the state government has confirmed.
“The information released includes financial invoices and statements, including information relating to student assistance applications. This may include names and addresses and this is an evolving situation.” Ogilvie said the hackers had not made any ransom demands, but advice from the federal government was not to pay a ransom if it was offered.
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