Victorian exam authority investigates website hack during exam period

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority is investigating a hack of its website during the student examination period. The authority confirmed the incident on November 11 and said a forensic investigation was under way.

The website initially displayed an error message before changing to a maintenance notice. The authority said investigators were working to determine the extent of the attack.

It said there was no indication that examination papers from that day or previous weeks had been accessed. That statement describes the evidence available at the time, rather than a completed finding about every system affected.

Victoria's examination schedule runs through November 18. The website incident has not been reported as a cancellation of those examinations. Further details about the cause of the compromise and the full scope of affected information were not available in the authority's initial statement.