University of Nottingham cyberattack leaks data of over 450,000 students
The University of Nottingham was hit by a cyberattack 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 organization
- University of Nottingham
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information of more than 450,000 students
- Cause / method
- Cyberattack that stole student records
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- It emerged that student information had been stolen in a cyberattack on the University of Nottingham.
- The number of affected students 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 cyberattack.
- The University of Nottingham released further details about the cyberattack.
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