University of Western Australia Data Breach Reported
The University of Western Australia (UWA) disclosed a data breach in June 2026, with reports surfacing on June 10, 2026. The incident occurred after database access credentials were unintentionally published online, leading to unauthorized access to Callista, the university's student information management platform. The exposed data included names, student IDs, partial dates of birth, phone numbers, personal email addresses, and postcodes. The university confirmed that financial details were not compromised.
Signal context
First seen: Jun 10, 2026
Last updated: Jun 29, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Data breach reported on June 10, 2026.
- Database access credentials unintentionally published online.
- Unauthorized access to Callista student information management platform.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Information
Likely country: 🇦🇺 Australia
inferred from company domain
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data, Server or cloud data store
- 32 signals in the same sector
- 97 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
The University of Western Australia data breach: what happened and what's at risk. - UpGuardhttps://www.upguard.com/news/u-s-government-data-breachPublic source from upguard.com.
South Australian school data dumped online weeks after hack - Insurance Businesshttps://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/au/news/cyber/south-australian-school-data-dumped-online-weeks-after-hack-580273.aspxPublic source from insurancebusinessmag.com.
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