University of Sydney reports third-party data breach

The University of Sydney has reported a third-party data breach that has impacted the personal information of a "limited number" of international students and applicants.

The university refrains from identifying the third-party but specifies that this entity possessed personal data pertaining to certain "recently applied and enrolled international applicants." While the data was accessed, the university asserts that there is presently no evidence of any unauthorized use of this personal information.

The university is actively reaching out to those affected among the student and applicant community and is maintaining an oversight of its systems in response to the incident. It emphasizes that no university systems have been affected by this breach, though conducting a comprehensive investigation may require a considerable amount of time.

Preliminary findings suggest that the data breach has not impacted the personal information of domestic students, staff, alumni, or donors.