University of Georgia Named in ShadowByt3$ Data-Theft Claim
Summary
ShadowByt3$ claims it breached the University of Georgia and posted about 3.2 MB of employee and institutional data. The claim is monitored by ransomware[.]live and is unconfirmed.
Key points
- ShadowByt3$ claims the University of Georgia was breached and that about 3.2 MB of raw text files were posted on its leak site.
- The claimed data includes employee contact details, names and ID photos, workforce records, project documents, technical notes, and government records.
- The post says employees were affected, not customers.
- The claim is attributed to monitoring by ransomware[.]live; the article says it cannot confirm the information.
Article Details
- Victim
- University Of Georgia
- Attack Date
- 2026-05-14
- Claim Date
- 2026-05-14
- Encryption Status
- Unknown
- Encrypted Size
- Unknown
- Exfiltration Status
- Claimed by ShadowByt3$; the source says the data was posted on the group's leak site but states it cannot confirm the claim.
- Exfiltrated Data
- The group reportedly claimed to have stolen employee contact and identifying information, internal project and workforce records, technical notes, project maps, government records, and leadership-related information.
- Exfiltrated Size
- Approximately 3.2 MB of raw text files, according to the claim.
- Ransom Demand
- Unknown
- Leak Status
- Reportedly posted on the group's leak site; the source states it cannot confirm the claim or the information's accuracy.