University of Nottingham data breach
The University of Nottingham breach happened on June 9, 2026 and exposed 454,635 accounts. 15 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- nottingham.ac.uk
- Breach date
- June 9, 2026
- Recorded on
- June 10, 2026
- Accounts exposed
- 454,635
- Exposed data
- Academic records, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Disabilities, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passport numbers, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Salutations, Usernames
- Risk score
- 89 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 89 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passport numbers, Disabilities, Ethnicities.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
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What affected users should do
- Passwords were not exposed, but you may receive fake emails aimed at the exposed email addresses.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
- ID numbers were exposed, so watch out for contracts signed in your name.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of July 15, 2026. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.