University of the Witwatersrand
Data Breach on October 17, 2025
| Data Breach Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Victim | wits.ac.za | ||
| Claimed By | CL0P | ||
| Date Discovered | Oct 17, 2025 | ||
| Description | The University of the Witwatersrand, based in South Africa, is a public research university offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees across a wide span of disciplines, including Science, Health Sciences, Humanities, Engineering, Law, Commerce and Management; it is known for cutting‑edge research, high academic standards, public engagement, and its historic roots in the mining industry. | ||
| Leak Size | Unknown |
Credential Exposure for wits.ac.za
We've indexed 15,210 @wits.ac.za accounts from external breaches, plus 15,922 credentials for wits.ac.za itself.
Last checked Aug 23, 2026
| @wits.ac.za addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 11,460 accounts · across 594 breaches · 10,163 with a plaintext password · most recent Feb 26, 2026 |
| Combo lists | 8,120 accounts · most recent Aug 22, 2026 |
| Passwords for wits.ac.za accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 14,994 logins · most recent Aug 23, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 4,211 logins · 2,647 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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