Department for Education
Data Breach on July 27, 2026
| Data Breach Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Victim | education.gov.uk | ||
| Claimed By | ExfilSquad | ||
| Date Discovered | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Description | Department for Education is a government department based in the UK, responsible for education policy, children’s services, higher and further education, apprenticeships, and skills in England. | ||
| Leak Size | 440MB |
Credential Exposure for education.gov.uk
We've indexed 171 @education.gov.uk accounts from external breaches, plus 987 credentials for education.gov.uk itself.
Last checked Oct 18, 2026
| @education.gov.uk addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 125 accounts · across 37 breaches · 107 with a plaintext password · most recent Oct 1, 2024 |
| Combo lists | 54 accounts · most recent Oct 17, 2026 |
| Passwords for education.gov.uk accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 617 logins · most recent Oct 18, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 460 logins · 280 infected devices · most recent Oct 18, 2026 |
Logins may belong to customers or to staff, and the data doesn't say which. None of this is necessarily connected to the ransomware attack above.
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