Private University

Private University was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to pear in March 2026. The organization, operating in the Education sector in United States, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

pear operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.

New Jersey Private University