On November 18, 2024, the Italian secondary school Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Giulio Natta" appeared on the leak site operated by the ElDorado ransomware group. The listing states that internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware attack on the institution. The disclosure does not specify the number of records affected, the exact data types contained in the files, or any ransom demand.
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Details from the Leak-Site Listing
The primary source is the ElDorado leak page, mirrored on ransomware.live. It states the school was listed on 18 November 2024 and explicitly states that internal files were exfiltrated following a ransomware deployment. No sample data is shown in the public listing, and the notification does not quantify how many students, staff, or families may be impacted. The entry simply identifies the victim as an Italian educational institution and marks the incident as active on the group’s extortion platform.
Why This Matters for You and Your Family
When a school’s internal systems are breached, the information stolen often includes personal details belonging to students, parents, and employees. Even though the exact contents remain undisclosed, files labeled “internal” in an educational setting commonly hold names, dates of birth, contact information, parent addresses, medical notes, or disciplinary records. Any of these can be used to open accounts in your name, file fraudulent tax claims, or target your family with phishing emails that appear to come from the school. If your child attends or has attended Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Giulio Natta", your household data may now sit on a criminal server with an unknown number of other families.
The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risk
Ransomware operators rarely stop at one dataset. A single leaked school file can link a student’s email address to a parent’s phone number, home address, and even gaming usernames. Those connections allow attackers to follow the trail across social media, Discord servers, Roblox accounts, or Steam profiles. Once the chain is mapped, extortion messages can be sent directly to children or parents, threatening to release embarrassing information or to harass the family online. Credential leaks of this kind frequently cascade into account takeovers precisely because the same password used for a school portal is reused on personal or children’s gaming services.