University of St. Thomas students, employees and alumni whose personal information was compromised in a 2025 data breach may be eligible for some relief after the institution received preliminary approval to settle a class action lawsuit. The private...
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University experienced a cybersecurity incident last Thursday, prompting officials to pull certain computers offline and close the physical campus for three days. The university has brought in a third-party cybersecurity team...
The personal details of hundreds of thousands of school leaders, university staff and government officials have reportedly been exposed after hackers breached a UK Department for Education (DfE) system. The cyberattack is said to have compromised around...
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...
Universities have found themselves in the firing line of cybercriminals, as ransomware attacks against higher education institutions have increased, analysis of recent incidents has revealed. According to the Comparitech’s Education Ransomware Roundup...