Hacker targets Australian school exam website after test leak claims
A website for Victoria's upcoming high school exams went offline after a hacker accessed the system following allegations that leaked tests were sold online.
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A hacker compromised the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority website on Wednesday after claims surfaced that leaked tests were illegally sold to hundreds of students, the Daily Mail reported. The website for Victoria's upcoming VCE exams displayed a message from a hacker identified as DaggerElite before the site was taken offline. [1]
The message posted on the website criticized the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority for its security standards, according to the Daily Mail. The hacker claimed that leaked tests sold online were able to be individually tracked. The message was later removed, but the website remained offline on Wednesday night. [1]
An examination is an educational assessment intended to measure the knowledge, skill, aptitude, or physical fitness of a test taker. Tests may be administered on paper, on a computer, verbally, or in a designated performance area. [3]
In short
- A hacker identified as DaggerElite compromised the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority website.
- The breach followed claims that leaked VCE exams were sold to hundreds of students.
- The hacker claimed that leaked tests sold online could be individually tracked.
- The assessment authority website remained offline on Wednesday night.
Sources
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- [1]Hackers take over Australian high school exam authority's website to promote cheating scam: 'Dogs*** security standards'Daily Mail, 8h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Mathematics education in the United States on Wikipedia
- [3]Exam on Wikipedia
- [4]The Waterboy on Wikipedia
- [5]Shein beats local Australian fashion brands on ethics report FTMQ News, 21d ago
- [6]Scientists with high techno optimism are less likely to take climate action FTMQ News, 35d ago
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