Data breach may affect 50,000 Australian university students using 'Get' app

guest · Sep 9, 2019

Data breach may affect 50,000 Australian university students using 'Get' app
Students using events app Get, previously known as Qnect, may have had their personal data exposed online
September 9, 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/educati...-australian-university-students-using-get-app

The personal details of an estimated 50,000 students involved in university clubs and societies around Australia may have been exposed online, in the second breach of its kind for the company holding the data.

Get, previously known as Qnect, is an app built for university societies and clubs to facilitate payments for events and merchandise. The app operates in four countries with 159,000 active student users, and 453 clubs using it.
A user on Reddit reported over the weekend that after looking up their own club they were able to get access to other users’ data, including name, email, date of birth, Facebook ID and phone numbers, through the company’s search function, API.

The company said it was reviewing the API calls to see what data might have been accessed.
The user who found the breach told Guardian Australia in a message over Reddit that they had decided to remain anonymous in case Get had a negative response to the finding, but had tried several times to contact the company.
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guest · Oct 23, 2019

Tech start-up apologises to students after potential data breach
October 23, 2019
https://www.9news.com.au/technology/get-ticketing-data-privacy/f7343ce6-a8ab-4b19-9604-8503b313b204

Online events promotions company Get has apologised for potentially exposing the names, phone numbers and email addresses of up to 50,000 Australian university students in a data breach.

No financial information is stored by Get and it is not know if hackers accessed any of the information.

"We are sorry for this incident and Get truly appreciates the positive messages of support from the fantastic individuals and organisations in our community," Get said in a statement.
Get said it was "aware of a vulnerability" in its systems that meant some details of students who had signed up could have been exposed.
"Contact information including names, phone numbers and email addresses for some individuals could have been exposed. No personal financial information (e.g. credit card information), is stored by Get," the statement said.
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Statement:

14th October 2019 – 5:00pm AEDT
In recent weeks, Get has undertaken a careful and thorough investigation and assessment to understand the true nature and extent of the alleged data breach. Our response has encompassed liaison with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the engagement of third-party IT security expertise. [...]
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