{"id":30245,"date":"2026-07-21T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=30245"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:00:47","slug":"ransomware-on-campus-how-it-affects-your-studies","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/ransomware-on-campus-how-it-affects-your-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware on campus: How it affects your studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reading time: 1 minute<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ransomware attacks are rising across Australian universities, including Curtin. These attacks lock your files and demand payment to unlock them. If your laptop or university account is hit, you could lose access to assignments, research, or even your entire semester\u2019s work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With new reporting laws now in effect, it\u2019s more important than ever to act fast and stay protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our recommendations:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Back up your work<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t just save files on your laptop, use OneDrive or your J: drive. For research, follow the 3-2-1 rule: three copies, two types of media, one offsite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Never pay the attacker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paying doesn\u2019t guarantee you\u2019ll get your files back and encourages more attacks. Report incidents to DTS for help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stay updated<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep your devices and apps updated to fix security holes. Check for updates regularly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Further information:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on staying cyber secure, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/learn-basics\/view-resources\/cyber-security-awareness-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Cyber Security Centre\u2019s (ACSC) guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-03\/personal-security-guide-first_steps-summary-checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personal security checklist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you think you&#8217;ve fallen for a scam and need assistance, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/report-and-recover\/recover-from\/scams\">ACSC\u2019s how to recover from scams advice<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article has been brought to you by&nbsp;<strong>Digital &amp; Technology Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#MakeCurtinCyberSafe<\/strong>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware attacks are rising across Australian universities, including Curtin. With new reporting laws now in effect, it\u2019s more important than ever to act fast and stay protected. | Reading time: 1 min<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4408,"featured_media":30247,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"5458,6056,5652,7382,4950,28531","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[141,146],"class_list":["post-30245","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-online","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ransomware-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Nikita","last_name":"Osckar","display_name":"Nikita Osckar"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-28 23:44:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=30245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}