Newcastle University

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

ExfilSquad 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.

DATA SUMMARY: 440K~ records containing: applicant and student contact information, significant PII, and admissions data.