Deakin University has confirmed a hacker has mass spammed nearly 10,000 students and downloaded the contact details of almost 47,000 past and present students.
The cyber attack took place on July 10 when someone managed to hack a University staff member’s credentials and used them to access student information held by an unnamed third-party provider.
The hacker then sent 9,997 students a scam text message which asked the recipients to “urgently” pay customs fees for their ordered parcel. The SMS message also includes a link that takes the recipient to a form requesting their information, including credit card details.
In addition, the hacker gained access to the contact details of 46,980 current and past students, including student names, student IDs, mobile numbers, Deakin email addresses and recent results….