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Newcastle University Ransomware Attack

ncl.ac.uk

ExfilSquadGroup

United KingdomCountry

Jul 26, 2026Discovered

Overview

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Domain

ncl.ac.uk

Industry

Education

Country

United Kingdom

Discovered

29 days ago

Attack date

Jul 26, 2026

Confidence

100%

Severity

Medium

Status

Claimed

Threat group

ExfilSquad

Total victims

First seen

Jul 2026

Last seen

Jul 2026

Threat level

2/10

Aggressiveness3.8/10

Lethality0/10

Criticality2.2/10

Status breakdown

Claimed

this victim

100.0%15

Targeted sectors

Education Financial Services Government & Defense Manufacturing Retail & E-Commerce Technology Transportation

Victim's position within group

Industry

Education

Known target sector

Country

United Kingdom

Not a listed target country

Other victims

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Group activity

Monthly attacks · ExfilSquad

total · avg 15/mo