Nottingham University cyber attack compromises data of 450,000 students and alumni
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Around 450,000 current and former Nottingham University students had their personal data compromised in a cyber attack claimed by the ShinyHunters ransomware group. The breach exposed names, addresses, financial information, national insurance numbers, and other sensitive data across the university's UK, Malaysia, and China campuses. The university took affected systems offline and is working with UK regulators including Action Fraud and the Information Commissioner's Office.
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· 4 pulledAround 450,000 present and former Nottingham University students had data compromised in an attack claimed by the ShinyHunters ransomware group.
The accessed information is believed to include names, email and postal addresses, course details, student and staff IDs, financial information, and national insurance numbers.
The group claimed it accessed more than 40GB of data covering students at the Malaysia and China campuses and the main Nottingham campus.
The university said it contacted affected students and alumni and is working with Action Fraud, the Information Commissioner's Office, and other regulators.
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