threat-intel University of Texas forced to take systems offline in San Antonio after cyberattack The University of Texas at San Antonio experienced a cyberattack that forced the university to temporarily take systems offline, impacting student services and class registration. Despite initial containment, the incident caused significant disruption and delayed critical processes, mirroring recent ransomware attacks… The Record · Aug 18, 2026 Medium cyberattackransomwareuniversity
vulnerability ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273) to Breach Universities The ShinyHunters extortion group exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273) in Oracle PeopleSoft to gain unauthorized access to university systems, resulting in data theft and a demand for payment. Mandiant iden… The Hacker News · Jun 11, 2026 High CVE-2026-35273GBUSzero-dayexploitationuniversity
threat-intel Smashing Security podcast #467: How ShinyHunters hacked the world’s biggest universities This episode of Smashing Security discusses a recent incident where ShinyHunters, a known threat actor, compromised the networks of several major universities. The attackers leveraged a vulnerability to gain access, targ… Graham Cluley · May 13, 2026 High universityvulnerabilitythreat-actor
threat-intel Inside Department 4: Russia’s secret school for hackers A new investigation has revealed a secret faculty within Bauman Moscow State Technical University, known as ‘Department 4,’ which has been training students to become hackers for Russian military intelligence, the GRU. T… Graham Cluley · May 8, 2026 High RUUSrussian hackingspywaregru
