Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsMonmouth University
Claimed by pear · listed 2 months ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Mar 26, 2026
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- pear
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- United States
- Sector
- Education
- Listed on leak site
- Mar 26, 2026
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileMonmouth University is a private university located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, offering more than 55 undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple schools and departments. The university maintains a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio, 24 Division I sports teams, and over 120 student clubs and organizations. It is ranked among the top private universities for access and excellence, with 99% of students receiving financial aid.
- Industry
- Higher Education (Private University)
- Address
- 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764, United States
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Founded
- 1933
Attack summary
Severity: high — The status is 'data_published', indicating confirmed exfiltration and public release of data from a university that holds sensitive PII including student records, financial aid information, and staff data — categories that may include FERPA-regulated educational records and financial information at meaningful scale.The ransomware group 'pear' claims to have attacked Monmouth University and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), suggesting exfiltration of university data; no specific ransom amount or data volume was stated in the post.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- University records
- Student data
- Faculty and staff information
- Financial aid records
- Administrative documents
What the group claims
Private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey
Sources
Source
Indexed 2 months agoThis page surfaces a public ransomware disclosure indexed by Darkfield. Original posts come from the operator's own leak site; we cross-check against ransomware.live, RansomLook and RansomWatch where applicable. Share this URL freely.
