ShinyHunters Leak 40GB of University of Nottingham Student Data

2026-06-11T20:51:41Z432c084904d78cc1f5f00c3ecc6051331570f68a5dafbb0f8a350838c1c1d759
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What happened

Multiple high-impact security incidents and active criminal campaigns reported: ShinyHunters allegedly leaked ~40GB of University of Nottingham personal and financial data affecting ~450,000 students and staff; Group‑IB, INTERPOL and Algerian police disrupted the decade‑long SniperDZ phishing network (Operation Ramz) and arrested an alleged developer; threat actors are distributing AsyncRAT via malicious “Claude Code”/AI PDF lures leveraging PowerShell and Defender exclusion techniques; social media reels (TikTok/Instagram) have been used to deliver Vidar infostealer campaigns; ServiceNow rem*

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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Record identifier
432c084904d78cc1f5f00c3ecc6051331570f68a5dafbb0f8a350838c1c1d759
Enrichment time
2026-06-11T20:51:41Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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