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QUT students say they were cut off from Centrelink after the university was hacked

A cyber attack at Queensland's second largest university left some students unable to receive Centrelink payments for weeks.

Two students at QUT have spoken to the ABC about the financial stress they suffered after a purported ransomware attack on December 22 saw the university shut down several computer systems.

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