University of the West of Scotland
Data Breach on July 25, 2023
| Data Breach Report | ||
|---|---|---|
| Victim | uws.ac.uk | |
| Threat Actor | Rhysida | |
| Date Discovered | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| Description | University of the West of Scotland (fka University of Paisley) is a university with four campuses in southwestern Scotland in the towns of Paisley, Hamilton, Dumfries, and Ayrshire. | |
| Leak Size | Unknown |
Credential Exposure for uws.ac.uk
We've indexed 3,120 @uws.ac.uk accounts from external breaches, plus 2,455 credentials for uws.ac.uk itself.
Last checked Aug 16, 2026
| @uws.ac.uk addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 2,289 accounts · across 306 breaches · 1,985 with a plaintext password · most recent Jan 13, 2026 |
| Combo lists | 1,561 accounts · most recent Aug 15, 2026 |
| Passwords for uws.ac.uk accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 2,305 logins · most recent Aug 15, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 722 logins · 353 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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