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St Andrew's School Worthing Ransomware Attack

sta-worthing.comRansomed

beastGroup

United KingdomCountry

Jan 23, 2026Discovered

Overview

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Domain

sta-worthing.com

Industry

Education

Country

United Kingdom

Discovered

9 months ago

Attack date

Jan 20, 2026

Confidence

100%

Severity

Medium

Status

Claimed

Threat group

beast

Total victims

First seen

Oct 2025

Last seen

Aug 2026

Threat level

3.1/10

Aggressiveness5/10

Lethality0/10

Criticality4.4/10

Status breakdown

Claimed

this victim

100.0%30

Targeted sectors

Education Energy & Utilities Government & Defense Healthcare Manufacturing Other Professional Services Technology Transportation

Victim's position within group

Industry

Education

Known target sector

Country

United Kingdom

Not a listed target country

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Group activity

Monthly attacks · beast

total · avg 4.3/mo