Dark Web Listing: 5,814 Edumina Student Records From Egypt

HEROIC Cybersecurity analysts identified 5,814 user records from Edumina, an Egyptian education platform at edumina.com, exposed in a database breach that surfaced on February 1, 2025. The dataset listed on dark web channels includes email addresses, phone numbers, and full names pulled directly from the platform's user database.

Why This Education Breach Is Dangerous

Edumina serves students and families looking for educational resources, so the leaked list is enriched with the kind of real-name and phone contact data that social engineering scams thrive on. Dark web listings for smaller education breaches are attractive to buyers precisely because the records are usually fresh, clean, and tied to people who still actively use the listed email and phone.

What Was Exposed in Edumina

• 5,814 user records from edumina.com
• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• First names and last names
• No passwords recovered in this dataset

Why This Matters

Name, email, and phone are the core ingredients of targeted phishing and smishing, especially when the scam references the specific service the victim signed up for. Attackers can impersonate Edumina to push fake tutoring, scholarship, or refund offers. The same records feed identity theft, SIM swap attempts, and fraudulent account recovery against services tied to the leaked email.

How Database Breaches Reach Dark Web Markets

Edumina-style education platforms often run on custom PHP or CMS stacks with limited security review. SQL injection flaws, exposed backups, or compromised admin accounts give attackers a path to the user table. Once extracted, the structured list of names, emails, and phone numbers is trivial to advertise on dark web forums and Telegram channels, where buyers collect small regional datasets to cross-reference with bigger dumps.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC's DarkHive scanner indexes more than 400 billion exposed records, including the Edumina dataset. Search your email or phone number to see if your details appeared, then stay alert to phishing or smishing that mentions educational services and rotate any shared passwords on important accounts.