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Ransomware Group nova Hits: University of Valencia

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Summary

In the latest cybersecurity news, University of Valencia — a company operating in the ES — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group nova. This data breach, discovered on 2026-05-23T12:54:23.824614+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.

Incident Report

Attribute Information
Target Organization University of Valencia
Threat Group nova
Summary University of Valencia is a university located in the Spanish city of Valencia. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community, and is regarded as one of Spain’s leading academic institutions. The University was founded in 1499, and currently has around 55,000 students. Most of the courses are given through the medium of Spanish, but the university has promised to increase the amount of courses available in Valencian. Moreover, in some degrees part of the teaching is in English – we don’t know why you save personal kids photos and students on the server, the data is very sensitive and Embarrassing for the students and the staffs and kids, we will discuss the status with our Management Team about the kids photos, Contact us for deal – Nova Provide tree and samples from stolen data to the company when its get in touch with support department.
Date of Breach 2026-05-23T00:00:00+00:00
Discovery Date 2026-05-23T12:54:23.824614+00:00
Region ES
Business Sector Education

 

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HookPhish does not engage in the exfiltration, downloading, taking, hosting, viewing, reposting, or disclosure of any stolen information. All breach data reported here is sourced from publicly available threat intelligence feeds for awareness purposes only.

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