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University of Nottingham breach: 454,635 accounts exposed

In June 2026, the University of Nottingham was the target of a cyber attack , later linked to a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign.

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What happened

In June 2026, the University of Nottingham was the target of a cyber attack , later linked to a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign.

Tens of gigabytes of data were subsequently published online and included 455k unique email addresses along with extensive personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers, ethnicities, disabilities, passport numbers and information relating to academic enrolments and fee payments. In a post about the incident , the university advised that the breach affected both "current students, and alumni".

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    Have I Been Pwned: University of Nottingham (opens a new tab)

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KEVWire. (2026, June 10). University of Nottingham breach: 454,635 accounts exposed. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-universityofnottingham

MLA

"University of Nottingham breach: 454,635 accounts exposed." KEVWire, 10 June 2026, kevwire.com/record/hibp-universityofnottingham.

Chicago

KEVWire. "University of Nottingham breach: 454,635 accounts exposed." Last modified June 10, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-universityofnottingham.

Evidence summary (plain text)

University of Nottingham breach: 454,635 accounts exposed (Jun 10, 2026).
In June 2026, the University of Nottingham was the target of a cyber attack , later linked to a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Tens of gigabytes of data were subsequently published online and included 455k unique email addresses along with extensive personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers, ethnicities, disabilities, passport numbers and information relating to academic enrolments and fee payments. In a post about the incident , the university advised that the breach affected both "current students, and alumni".
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Have I Been Pwned: University of Nottingham: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/UniversityOfNottingham
Have I Been Pwned breach API: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breaches
Record ID: hibp-universityofnottingham.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 27, 2026, 04:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

Verified by Have I Been Pwned. Breach date: 2026-06-09; loaded 2026-06-10. Exposed data: Academic records, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Disabilities, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passport numbers, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Salutations, Usernames. Counts are accounts in the loaded data, not necessarily distinct people.

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