The ShinyHunters hacker group has taken credit for the attack, leaking more than 450,000 email addresses and other information.

The University of Nottingham has told students a 'significant' amount of data has been accessed in a major cyber-attack, reportedly carried out by a group called the Shinyhunters

Hackers from the notorious cybercriminal group ShinyHunters gained access to the Russell Group university's student records platform, Campus Solutions, at the end of May.