Northwest University
Data Breach on September 14, 2022
| Data Breach Report | ||
|---|---|---|
| Victim | northwestu.edu | |
| Threat Actor | AvosLocker | |
| Date Discovered | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| Description | Northwest University (NU) is a private Christian college located near Seattle, Washington, offering a variety of fully accredited degrees that are 100% online. | |
| Leak Size | N/A |
Credential Exposure for northwestu.edu
We've indexed 2,098 @northwestu.edu accounts from external breaches, plus 68 credentials for northwestu.edu itself.
Last checked Aug 16, 2026
| @northwestu.edu addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 1,914 accounts · across 185 breaches · 1,590 with a plaintext password · most recent Mar 6, 2025 |
| Combo lists | 923 accounts · most recent Aug 15, 2026 |
| Passwords for northwestu.edu accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 60 logins · most recent Aug 7, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 14 logins · 7 infected devices · most recent Aug 7, 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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