On July 26, 2026, Newcastle University appeared on the leak site operated by the ransomware group ExfilSquad. The listing states that the UK institution suffered a ransomware attack in which internal files were exfiltrated. The university has not yet published its own breach notification detailing the exact scope, but the leak-site entry claims approximately 440,000 records containing applicant and student contact information, significant PII, and admissions data were taken.
