St James’ Anglican School Reports Unauthorized Access and Personal Information Incident

Summary

St James’ Anglican School says unauthorized access to its systems involved personal information about members of its community. The school contained the incident, notified families and reported it to Australian authorities; its investigation is ongoing.

Key points

• The school identified unauthorized access to its computer systems.
• Its investigation found that personal information relating to members of the school community was involved; the statement does not specify data types or numbers of people affected.
• The school says it acted immediately to contain the incident and secure its systems, and is conducting a cybersecurity audit.
• Families have been notified and given practical steps to protect their information.
• The school reported the incident to the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
• The investigation is ongoing, and the school declined to comment on specific technical or security matters.