Anonymous-affiliated hackers protesting against the high cost of education and large student loans have published more than 120,000 records from dozens of top universities, including the University of Melbourne.Links to the files, posted on PasteBin by Team GhostShell, lead to the leaked database tables of staff and students from universities across the US, Japan, UK, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Norway, Italy and Australia.“Our targets for this release have been the top 100 universities around the world. After carefully filtering the ones that we’ve already leaked before and the ones where Anonymous has in major operations, we have eventually got together a new fresh list,” Team GhostShell wrote, labelling the campaign “Project WestWind”.The only Australian university included in the hackers’ list was the University of Melbourne. The file contains system profiles of more than 500 engineering staff, which are listed alongside phone, email, username and in some instances a brief bio of their achievements. In some cases, the details leaked contain no more than what is available on the university’s web-facing staff profiles. Each target’s leaked file contains a link to the page, presumably where the hackers exploited a flaw to access the database.The group claimed “a lot” of the servers they accessed were already injected with malware. “No surprise there since some have credit card information stored,” it said.Follow @CSO_Australia and sign up to the CSO Australia newsletter. Related content news Chinese state actors behind espionage attacks on Southeast Asian government The distinct groups of activities formed three different clusters, each attributed to a specific APT group. By Shweta Sharma Sep 25, 2023 4 mins Advanced Persistent Threats Advanced Persistent Threats Cyberattacks feature How to pick the best endpoint detection and response solution EDR software has emerged as one of the preeminent tools in the CISO’s arsenal. Here’s what to look for and what to avoid when choosing EDR software. By Linda Rosencrance Sep 25, 2023 10 mins Intrusion Detection Software Security Monitoring Software Data and Information Security feature Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2023 Fears of recession, rising interest rates, mass tech layoffs, and conservative spending trends are likely to make dealmakers cautious, but an ever-increasing need to defend against bigger and faster attacks will likely keep M&A activity steady in By CSO Staff Sep 22, 2023 24 mins Mergers and Acquisitions Data and Information Security IT Leadership brandpost Unmasking ransomware threat clusters: Why it matters to defenders Similar patterns of behavior among ransomware treat groups can help security teams better understand and prepare for attacks By Joan Goodchild Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Cybercrime Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe