The University of Western Australia has locked all staff and students out of university systems and mandated password resets following the detection of unauthorised access to password information stored within its IT infrastructure. The security incident prompted immediate containment measures over the weekend, with IT and security teams working to secure compromised systems before transitioning to recovery and investigation phases of the incident response process.
University officials stated that investigations into the breach are ongoing but indicated they do not believe other systems or information beyond password data were accessed by the unauthorised actors. The institution has implemented a comprehensive lockout of its central access management system, which typically handles authentication for staff, students, and visitors across university platforms. While the university has not confirmed which specific system was targeted, the scope of the password reset requirement suggests the compromise affected core authentication infrastructure used throughout the organisation.