University of Nottingham breached by ShinyHunters ransomware group
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ShinyHunters claims breach of University of Nottingham with 5,611 compromised users and 338 employee accounts.
The University of Nottingham has been listed as a victim by ShinyHunters, a ransomware and data extortion group. According to the breach listing on ransomware.live, the incident resulted in compromise of 5,611 user accounts, 338 employee credentials, and 637 third-party employee credentials. The external attack surface enumeration identified 178 DNS records associated with the victim's domain. The disclosure appears to be part of a data extortion campaign where the threat actor claims access to institutional data. This represents a significant breach of a major UK research institution with potential exposure of academic, staff, and administrative data.
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Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/bm90dGluZ2hhbS5hYy51a0BzaGlueWh1bnRlcnM=
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