Personal details of students potentially exposed in global hack

About this episode

New Zealand universities are affected by a global hack of an online learning platform, exposing student personal details.

New Zealand universities have been caught up in a global hack of an online learning platform, leaving the personal details of students potentially exposed. The Canvas system is accessed online and used for assignments, to get grades and communicate with tutors. Impacted Universities include the University of Auckland, AUT and the Victoria University of Wellington. Aidan Donoghue is President of the Victoria University Students Association and spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Chan-Green

Guest: Aidan Donoghue

Topics covered

• data breach
• education
• cybersecurity
• student privacy
• New Zealand universities

Keywords

• global hack
• student details
• Canvas system
• New Zealand universities
• Aidan Donoghue

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Victoria University Students Association, University of Auckland, AUT, Victoria University of Wellington

Products: Canvas

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