Oracle University Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (ORA1766435444)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Oracle University breach identified under incident ID ORA1766435444.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Oracle University's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oracle-university, the number of followers: 83642, the industry type: IT Services and IT Consulting and the number of employees: None employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 765 and after the incident was 762 with a difference of -3 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Oracle University and their customers.

On 21 December 2025, University of Phoenix disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "University of Phoenix Data Breach".

In November 2025, University of Phoenix discovered a major data breach that may have affected millions of current and former students and staff.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Oracle E-Business Suite, and exposing Sensitive personally identifiable information, with nearly 3,489,274 records at risk.

In response, and stakeholders are being briefed through Written notice to affected individuals on Dec. 22, 2025.

The case underscores how and recommending next steps like Sign up for free IDX identity theft protection services, Monitor financial statements for suspicious activity and Request a fraud alert or credit report from major credit bureaus, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Affected individuals notified via written notice on Dec. 22, 2025.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with high confidence (95%), supported by evidence indicating exploited a vulnerability in the university’s Oracle E-Business Suite software. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (T1048) with high confidence (90%), with evidence including exfiltration of sensitive personal data, and data exfiltration such as Yes (Ransomware section) and Automated Exfiltration (T1020) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating cL0P ransomware group known for automated data exfiltration. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating cL0P ransomware group (data encryption not confirmed but implied). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.