Newcastle University
Data Breach on July 27, 2026
| Data Breach Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Victim | ncl.ac.uk | ||
| Threat Actor | ExfilSquad | ||
| Date Discovered | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Description | Newcastle University is a public research university based in the UK, specializing in undergraduate and postgraduate education, academic research, and higher learning. | ||
| Leak Size | 240MB |
Credential Exposure for ncl.ac.uk
We've indexed 13,144 @ncl.ac.uk accounts from external breaches, plus 3,453 credentials for ncl.ac.uk itself.
Last checked Aug 13, 2026
| @ncl.ac.uk addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 12,757 accounts · across 918 breaches · 10,773 with a plaintext password · most recent Feb 26, 2026 |
| Combo lists | 7,065 accounts · most recent Aug 8, 2026 |
| Passwords for ncl.ac.uk accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 3,231 logins · most recent Aug 8, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 762 logins · 507 infected devices · most recent Aug 8, 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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