Data Breaches Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack Hackers accessed the institution’s internal network and deleted two drives containing employee, student, and university data. Ionut ArghireJuly 9, 2026
Data Breaches University of Nottingham Confirms Breach After Hackers Leak Data The ShinyHunters hacker group has taken credit for the attack, leaking more than 450,000 email addresses and other information. Eduard KovacsJune 11, 2026
Data Breaches 3.5 Million Affected by University of Phoenix Data Breach The University of Phoenix is one of the many victims of the recent Oracle EBS hacking campaign attributed to the Cl0p ransomware group. Eduard KovacsDecember 23, 2025
Data Breaches University of Sydney Data Breach Affects 27,000 Individuals Downloaded from a code library, the information pertains to current and former staff and affiliates, and to alumni and students. Ionut ArghireDecember 19, 2025
Data Breaches Penn and Phoenix Universities Disclose Data Breach After Oracle Hack The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Phoenix confirm that they are victims of the recent Oracle EBS hacking campaign. Eduard KovacsDecember 3, 2025
Data Breaches Alumni, Student, and Staff Information Stolen From Harvard University A phone phishing attack led to the compromise of a system containing information about alumni, donors, students, staff, and other individuals. Ionut ArghireNovember 25, 2025
Data Breaches Columbia University Data Breach Impacts 860,000 Columbia University has been targeted in a cyberattack where hackers stole the personal information of students, applicants, and employees. Eduard KovacsAugust 8, 2025
Nation-State How China Pinned University Cyberattacks on NSA Hackers A researcher dives into Chinese reports attributing cyberattacks on Northwestern Polytechnical University to the NSA’s TAO division. Ionut ArghireFebruary 21, 2025
Data Breaches Texas Tech University Data Breach Impacts 1.4 Million People Texas Tech University says the personal, health, and financial information of 1.4 million was stolen from its health sciences centers. Ionut ArghireDecember 17, 2024
Data Breaches 210,000 Impacted by Saint Xavier University Data Breach Saint Xavier University is notifying over 210,000 individuals of personal information compromise in a July 2023 data breach. Ionut ArghireNovember 4, 2024
Data Breaches University System of Georgia Says 800,000 Impacted by MOVEit Hack University System of Georgia says Social Security numbers and bank account numbers were compromised in the May 2023 MOVEit hack. Ionut ArghireMay 8, 2024
Data Breaches University of Minnesota Confirms Data Breach, Says Ransomware Not Involved University of Minnesota confirms data was stolen from its systems, says no malware infection or file encryption has been identified. Ionut ArghireAugust 24, 2023