Massive security breach as student and teacher data are STOLEN from Queensland schools

Published: 02:24, 7 May 2026 | Updated: 02:27, 7 May 2026 Every single student and teacher from Queensland schools have had their data stolen following a worldwide security breach. The names and emails of all past and present individuals ending in '@eq.qld.gov.au' and '@qed.gov.au', dating back to 2020, were compromised on Thursday morning. The Department of Education immediately started boosting its firewall protections as a result of the cyberattack affecting an estimated 200 million people.  The data of every single student and teacher from Queensland schools have been stolen following a worldwide security breach No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.