2026 Newcastle University — ExfilSquad claim; ~440K applicant/student contacts (unverified)
Data compromised
Actor summary (unverified): ~440,000 records of applicant and student contact information, significant PII, and admissions data
Technical writeup
Unverified ExfilSquad claim — monitors dated ~26–27 July 2026 list Newcastle University with an actor data summary of roughly 440,000 applicant/student contact and admissions records. The Telegraph (2 Aug 2026), covering the related PNLD leak, noted Newcastle University had launched an investigation after the group allegedly stole 440,000 pieces of sensitive staff/student data. No university confirmation of that headcount or data types in primary ncl.ac.uk notices reviewed at indexing; recordsAffected uses the actor/press figure and remains labeled unverified.
Root cause
Unverified ExfilSquad leak-site / extortion claim naming Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk) — university investigation reported in UK press; no attested count at indexing