August 11, 2026
- Newcastle University confirmed a configuration-related breach after ExfilSquad claimed 440,000 records, exposing contact details with no evidence yet of broader compromise (CyberInsider). · Aug 11 · claimed · Breaches & Data Exposure
threat actor
ExfilSquad
2 stories · 1 in the wild · July 30, 2026 – August 11, 2026
evidence: 1 observed · 1 claimed
sectors
- education 2 · Aug 11
geography
- united kingdom 2 · Aug 11
techniques
- data exfiltration 1 · Jul 30
attack phases seen
- Exfiltration 1 · Jul 30
what we reported, newest first, grouped by story
July 30, 2026
- New extortion crew ExfilSquad's UK Department for Education claim appears legitimate, even as researchers judge its Microsoft claim more likely fabricated — a 4,000-row sample of Dataverse OData records lent credibility to at least part of the batch. The Independent, IntCyberDigest · Jul 30 · observed · Data Breaches & Extortion