Former Western Sydney uni student charged over alleged hacking and dark web threats

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A 27-year-old woman has faced court after being charged with 20 offences linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting Western Sydney University. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00A former Western Sydney University student has been charged after allegedly hacking into university systems

00:05and threatening to sell student data on the dark web.

00:09New South Wales Cybercrime Squad detectives arrested the 27-year-old woman as part of Strikeforce Docker.

00:15Police allege she tampered with academic results, misused university infrastructure,

00:20and initially exploited the system for discounted parking.

00:23The woman faces 20 charges, including unauthorized access and modification of data,

00:28financial deception, and demands with menaces.

00:32Hundreds of students and staff were reportedly affected.

00:35She was refused bail to appear in Penrith local court.

00:38Investigations continue.

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