University of Nottingham cyber-attack leaks data of over 450,000 students
The University of Nottingham was hit by a cyber-attack that leaked the information of more than 450,000 students. The university said a significant amount of data had been stolen, and ShinyHunters claimed the attack. The Malaysia campus assessed the impact, and the university later released further details about the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- University of Nottingham
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information of more than 450,000 students
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack that stole student records
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- It came to light that student information had been stolen in a cyber-attack on the University of Nottingham.
- The number of students affected was reported to exceed 450,000, and the university confirmed that a significant amount of data had been stolen.
- The University of Nottingham Malaysia campus assessed the impact of the cyber-attack.
- The University of Nottingham released further details about the cyber-attack.
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