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Thursday, October 9, 2025
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BREAKING GROUND
Construction of a new high school at Jordan Springs is finally underway. Read the full story on Page 3
“ATTACKS ON OUR SYSTEM HAVE NOT STOPPED”: WSU CYBER SECURITY IN QUESTION
UNI HIT BY EMAIL SCAM EMILY CHATE
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estern Sydney University (WSU) says previously stolen information was used to send out emails to students and alumni claiming their degrees had been revoked. Many WSU students and graduates were sent into a panic on Monday night after receiving emails, to their personal
email accounts, declaring they had been “excluded” from the university. “It was very threatening and claimed that the board of trustees had reached a decision to revoke my degree… this would have put my entire academic and teaching career in jeopardy,” WSU student Deanna told the Weekender. “The email had my full name and student number. For 20 minutes or so I thought this
might be real, my entire life and a decade of hard work was down the drain.” WSU moved quickly to dismiss the emails as a scam, before referring the matter to police and launching their own investigation. The latest incident comes after a former student was charged over a series of cyber-attacks on the university spanning over a four-year period.
WSU Vice-Chancellor and President George Williams said the university had been “under repeated attack for some time”. “Unfortunately, the attacks on our system have not stopped, as shown by the malicious emails sent on Monday,” he said. “Our team is working night and day to improve our cyber security.” Story continues on » p. 5
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