Security News > 2023 > June > Hackers warn University of Manchester students’ of imminent data leak

The ransomware operation behind a cyberattack on the University of Manchester has begun to email students, warning that their data will soon be leaked after an extortion demand was not paid.

The threat actors claim to have stolen 7 TB of data from the University of Manchester during a June 6th cyberattack in an email sent to students and shared with BleepingComputer.

"We have stolen 7TB of data, including confidential personal information from students and staff, research data, medical data, police reports, drug test results, databases, HR documents, finance documents, and more. and more."

The University of Manchester first disclosed the attack on June 9th, warning that data was likely stolen.

This data is then used as part of a double-extortion scheme, where the threat actors threaten to leak the data if a ransom is not paid.

No ransomware gang has claimed the attack on University of Manchester, but if they keep to their threats, we will learn more if data is published on a data leak site.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-warn-university-of-manchester-students-of-imminent-data-leak/