Manipal Academy of Higher Edu

Incident Overview

Manipal Academy of Higher Edu, operating within the Education sector, has been subject to a cybersecurity incident initially observed on 2026-10-08. Ground-truth telemetry indicates the threat activity is attributed to threat actor UmBra.

Manipal Academy of Higher Edu was listed on the UmBra ransomware extortion leak portal. MAHE — India’s global private university excelling in Medicine, Engineering, Business, and Research with 28,000+ students from 57 nations.

Compromised Assets & Data Scope

The specific volume of affected customer or organizational records remains under active forensic investigation. Primary affected online infrastructure and perimeter domains include manipalacademyofhigheredu.com.

Specific classes of compromised records, credentials, or proprietary information continue to be audited through ongoing forensic investigation.

Authoritative Directives & Vendor Disclosures

• Continuous Telemetry Monitoring: Formal statutory regulatory filings (SEC Form 8-K, State AG portals) and sovereign agency advisories (CISA, NCSC) are continuously monitored via automated ingestion pipeline.