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Universidade de Passo Fundo

upf.br

Discovered 2026-10-16 09:30 UTC
Est. attack date 2026-10-14
Country BR
Sector
Agriculture and Food Production Education Energy & Utilities Financial Services Government & Defense Healthcare Hospitality Manufacturing Other Professional Services Retail & E-Commerce Technology Transportation

Description:

upf.br Universidade de Passo Fundo private community philanthropic university in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil — founded 1968 (Decree 62.835), run by the FUPF foundation, with 7 campuses, ~10,000 students, 486 professors (48% PhD), and 100,000+ alumni. It holds the maximum MEC institutional rating (5), ranks 6th among Brazil's best private universities and 5th in research nationally (RUF 2025), and is in the THE World 2026 ranking and top-300 globally for sustainability (GreenMetric). Flagships: Medicine (MEC concept 5, expanding from 750 to 2,000 students with R$ 60M invested), Pharmacy (MEC 5), Veterinary (Hospital Veterinário + 170-ha Cepagro), Engineering (chemical #5 nationally), and Law (70 years old). Financially healthy — R$ 60M annual surplus, independent audits published, board with civil-society oversight; ~70% of students get aid (ProUni, Bolsa Filantropia, FIES, CrediUPF). New rector for 2026–2030: Edison Alencar Casagranda (93% of votes, took office July 2026).

Infostealer activity detected by HudsonRock

Compromised Employees: 114

Compromised Users: 1834

Third Party Employee Credentials: 526


External Attack Surface: 122


DNS Records:

The following DNS records were found for the victim's domain.

WHOIS Emails
  • No emails found.
MX Records
  • aspmx.l.google.com. Google Workspace
  • alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. Google Workspace
  • alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. Google Workspace
  • alt3.aspmx.l.google.com. Google Workspace
  • alt4.aspmx.l.google.com. Google Workspace
TXT Records
  • google-site-verification=bWIFcwqVzEVKO-WUQbUYozrE3wz_ys6EgcoisnZDmeM
  • v=spf1 include:upfspf.upf.br include:upflink.upf.br ip4:177.67.253.0/24 ip4:138.128.188.74 include:_spf.google.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.elasticemail.com ~all
  • MS=BE5C806891E049A3BD907C22B6175CE2D882F14B
  • _globalsign-domain-verification=Vf5lYaNAb2VMVpuNAlg8E60h3pWIIFTqbBwQOMhiIZ
  • MS=03D7224A315FBEEC9C1741FAB7D2A10091C3D216
  • autodesk-domain-verification=82WZqASgEpveKhUFeQwE
Cloud / SaaS Services Detected
Autodesk Global Sign Google Workspace Mailchimp