Report finds hackers targeted ANU student data

Hackers behind a cyber attack on ANU's network in late 2018 were focused on student information and were highly sophisticated, a report into the breach says.

The Australian National University in Canberra was the target of a data hack. Source: AAP

Hackers responsible for cracking the Australian National University's network focused on student information and were so sophisticated that experienced security experts were shocked.

ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt has described it as a "diamond heist".

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