University of Nottingham cyberattack: ShinyHunters group steals significant student and alumni data
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Tom Williams
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The University of Nottingham has suffered a cyberattack where a "significant" amount of data was accessed by hackers, affecting both current students and alumni. The notorious criminal group ShinyHunters has reportedly claimed responsibility, running a "pay or leak" extortion campaign that could expose students' personal and financial records online. This comes at a difficult time for the institution, which is also undergoing deep job cuts. Hundreds of thousands of email addresses are understood to be affected.
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· 3 pulledA "significant" amount of data at the University of Nottingham has been accessed by hackers, adding to the institution's woes at a time when it is undergoing deep job cuts.
Criminal group ShinyHunters has reportedly claimed responsibility for the hack – a "pay or leak" extortion campaign that could see students' personal and financial records published online.
Both current students and alumni have been affected by the cyberattack, which came to light on 9 June.
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