# Surakarta University hit by Panzer ransomware

Published: 2026-08-05 · Severity: high · Sectors: education
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/5402498b-1f1f-5d91-86eb-84142f81504f/surakarta-university-hit-by-panzer-ransomware

> Panzer ransomware operators claim compromise of Surakarta University with 7,533 compromised user credentials and 407 employee accounts.

Ransomware.live reports that Panzer ransomware operators have claimed a successful attack against Surakarta University in Indonesia. The breach reportedly compromised 407 employee accounts and 7,533 user credentials, with 1,323 third-party employee credentials also exposed. The attackers identified 200 external attack surface elements and DNS records associated with the victim's domain. The claim is posted on the attackers' leak site, indicating data exfiltration as part of the attack chain. This represents a typical ransomware operation combining credential theft, likely via infostealer malware, with encryption and data extortion tactics.

## Mentioned in this report

- Threat actors: Panzer
- Malware: Panzer

1 detection for this report is in the app: the rules that match its indicators, the Sigma rules already converted to Splunk SPL, to Elastic where their fields map onto Elastic's integrations and to Microsoft Defender XDR KQL wherever Defender records the activity, and the YARA and Suricata. A new account gets three days of them free.

Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/U3VyYWthcnRhIFVuaXZlcnNpdHlAUGFuemVy

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