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17 June 2011

Recent claims in the media that hackers had obtained passwords for email addresses at Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) are inaccurate.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Director of Information Technology Services, Rob Moffatt, confirmed there had not been any network security breaches at the University and none of the email addresses and passwords purported to be from Â鶹ÊÓƵ were compromised.

Mr Moffatt said the list published by a hacker group included one current Â鶹ÊÓƵ email address, but the password associated with that address was incorrect.

“We have investigated these claims and have ascertained that the group involved has not breached any active University accounts.

“Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff and students should not be concerned about the integrity of their University accounts.

“Â鶹ÊÓƵ takes these issues very seriously and will continue to monitor developments.â€

Media inquiries: Kathy Grube, 0418 524 297.