University of Nottingham data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the June 2026 breach of University of Nottingham. For every breach, see Breaches.
The University of Nottingham data breach exposed 454,635 accounts from nottingham.ac.uk in June 2026. The data taken includes usernames, purchases, dates of birth and names and 11 more kinds of data.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 10 Jun 2026, within a month. It is the 486th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
University of Nottingham’s breach included 15 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Usernames | Half of a login. With a reused password, it opens other accounts. |
| Purchases | Shows what you buy, which makes fake order and refund scams convincing. |
| Dates of birth | Used to prove who you are to banks and phone companies. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Passport numbers | Enough to open accounts in your name. Ask about replacing the passport. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
| Academic records | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Citizenship statuses | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Disabilities | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Ethnicities | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Genders | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| IP addresses | Roughly where you were when you used the service. |
| Salutations | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, University of Nottingham among them, without showing the data.
- Turn on two-step sign-in.On University of Nottingham (nottingham.ac.uk) and your email, so leaked sign-in details aren’t enough on their own.
- Distrust messages that mention University of Nottingham.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.
- Freeze your credit.In the US, free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. In Australia, ask Equifax, Experian and illion for a ban. No one can open credit in your name while it’s on.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, within a month.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Odido, February 2026, 6.1 million accounts
- JCPenney, June 2026, 368,418 accounts
- Hot Topic, October 2024, 57 million accounts
- Neiman Marcus, April 2024, 31 million accounts
- Sport 2000, April 2024, 3.2 million accounts
- RentoMojo, April 2023, 2.2 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “University of Nottingham”, Have I Been Pwned, added 10 Jun 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- nottingham.ac.uk, University of Nottingham’s website