Industry sector
Ransomware attacks on the Education sector
Ransomware groups have listed 1,340 Education organisations on their leak sites since January 2022; the latest post is from 24 October 2026. Most active groups: Lockbit3, Qilin and Incransom. Most affected countries: United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
Total posts
1,340
First seen
2022-01-01
Latest post
2026-10-24
Groups
146
Most active groups
- Lockbit3 115
- Qilin 90
- Incransom 77
- Vicesociety 64
- Rhysida 58
- Clop 46
- Medusa 45
- Safepay 45
- Ransomhub 43
- Thegentlemen 42
Most affected countries
- United States 544
- United Kingdom 70
- Canada 36
- Brazil 31
- France 31
- Germany 29
- Australia 26
- India 26
- Italy 20
- Thailand 15
Education ransomware victims per year
Latest 100 victims
Search every post in the full table.| Victim | Group | Country | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weld Re 8 School District | Thegentlemen | United States | |
| dorsiacademy.it | Lockbit5 | Italy | |
| Medienwerkstatt | Akira | Germany | |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Interlock | United States | |
| Research Foundation of The City University of New York | Booba Project | United States | |
| Seminole Schools | Global Secret Group | United States | |
| American Campus | Helix | United States | |
| Llano Independent School District | Qilin | United States | |
| Wellington College International School Bangkok | Thegentlemen | Thailand | |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts | Wallstreet | United States | |
| Saga University | Thegentlemen | Japan | |
| St Peters Anglican Primary School | Thegentlemen | Australia | |
| Universidade de Passo Fundo | Thegentlemen | Brazil | |
| nowaszkola.com | Incransom | Poland | |
| S*o**n* Public Schools | Nightspire | — | |
| Amity University Dubai | Blacknevas | United Arab Emirates | |
| Joliet Public Schools District 86 | Qilin | United States | |
| Spo****** Public Schools | Nightspire | — | |
| Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) | Dragonforce | Canada | |
| Friendship Christian School | Qilin | United States | |
| Helwan University (HITU) | UmBra | Egypt | |
| Santee School District Foundation | Thegentlemen | United States | |
| University of Buraimi | Thegentlemen | Oman | |
| Ansonia Public Schools | Thegentlemen | United States | |
| All Souls St Gabriels School | Thegentlemen | Australia | |
| Northwestern Polytechnic | Thegentlemen | Canada | |
| Shalom Christian Academy | Interlock | United States | |
| The Bernard Osher Foundation | Nightspire | United States | |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Edu | UmBra | India | |
| IIT Roorkee | UmBra | India | |
| FSE, Cairo University | UmBra | Egypt | |
| yalebooks.yale.edu | Scarlettgroup | United States | |
| Nantou Shiuhkuang Senior High School. | Nightspire | Taiwan | |
| The New Community School | Incransom | United States | |
| University of Rostock | Panzer | Germany | |
| Beni Suef Technological University – BTU | UmBra | Egypt | |
| Philander Smith University | EndZone | United States | |
| Champaign Unit 4 School District | VYPR | United States | |
| ENKA Schools | Doommageddon | Turkey | |
| Step By Step | Storm | United States | |
| Westrop Primary & Nursery School | Thegentlemen | United Kingdom | |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Booba Project | United States | |
| sai.org.in | Krybit | India | |
| Slate Valley Unified School District | Kairos | United States | |
| VUS - The English Center | Thegentlemen | Vietnam | |
| AHeadStart Tutoring | Gammax | New Zealand | |
| stjames.wa.edu.au | Threeam | Australia | |
| ETS | Everest | — | |
| Catholic University of El Salvador | Wallstreet | El Salvador | |
| Tulare Western High School | Booba Project | United States | |
| vit.ac.in | AuditTeam | India | |
| Spo**** Schools | Nightspire | United States | |
| Quy Nhon University | Vexy Ransomware | Vietnam | |
| BeLi Teacher / FSC education centers (AWS) | N0n | Vietnam | |
| United Federation of Teachers | N0n | United States | |
| www.kendallhunt.com | Incransom | United States | |
| Universitt Hamburg | Panzer | Germany | |
| Westbridge Institute of Technology, Inc. | Emperador | — | |
| dg.ac.kr | AuditTeam | South Korea | |
| Odyssey Charter School, Inc. | Wallstreet | United States | |
| Springfield Public Schools | Interlock | United States | |
| Goteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium | Thegentlemen | Sweden | |
| High Oakham Primary School | Thegentlemen | United Kingdom | |
| Dublin City Schools GA | Eclipse | United States | |
| Sutton Public Schools | Global | United States | |
| California School Employees Association | Ransomhouse | United States | |
| Alaska Electrical Apprenticeship | Qilin | United States | |
| University of San Francisco | Thegentlemen | United States | |
| TrainMe | Direwolf | Colombia | |
| MSM Unify: Global Education Platform - CA | Kazu | Canada | |
| Spirit Cultural Exchange - US | Kazu | United States | |
| Hochschule Heilbronn Bildungscampus | Panzer | Germany | |
| Westfield Public School District | Incransom | United States | |
| Uak University | Qilin | Turkey | |
| Total Education Solutions | Wallstreet | United States | |
| tum.com.mx | Krybit | Mexico | |
| vedantaainstitute.in | Krybit | India | |
| Andover | Wallstreet | United States | |
| Newton County School System | Qilin | United States | |
| Sprachakademie Rhein-Ruhr | Storm | Germany | |
| Brazosport College | Qilin | United States | |
| Knottingham Trent University | ShadowByt3$ | United Kingdom | |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Rhysida | United States | |
| Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD | Direwolf | United States | |
| Studee | Direwolf | — | |
| The University of Delhi (DU) | DYSPHOR1A | India | |
| GUSTO College GLMS | DYSPHOR1A | Thailand | |
| Strategy First International College | DYSPHOR1A | Myanmar | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Interlock | United States | |
| The University of the West Indies | Qilin | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Arizona State University (ASU) | Direwolf | United States | |
| Albania's Official National Teacher Training Portal | Emperador | Albania | |
| Loescher editore Torino | Qilin | Italy | |
| Zanichelli | Qilin | Italy | |
| SMAPCENTER.UAH.EDU | Clop | United States | |
| NTU Alumni Club | Thegentlemen | Singapore | |
| Hong Kong Baptist University | Thegentlemen | Hong Kong | |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles | Qilin | Belgium | |
| uva.edu.br | L Group | Brazil | |
| Surakarta University | Panzer | Indonesia |