Ten official Syrian government accounts on the social media platform X
March 3, 2026
•[ social media compromise, account takeover, coordinated intrusion ]
Weekly Blitz reported Syrias Ministry of Communications and Information Technology confirmed that at least ten official Syrian government accounts on X were briefly compromised in a coordinated intrusion. The article lists affected accounts including the General Secretariat of the Presidency, the Syrian Central Bank, and multiple ministries (Transport, Higher Education, Education, Youth and Sports), as well as the elections committee account. The primary impact described is unauthorized takeover of social media accounts (posting capability), not a broader breach of internal government IT systems or confirmed data theft.
Mercer Advisors
February 16, 2026
•[ cybersecurity breach, ransomware, data leak ]
Wealth Management reported a class action lawsuit alleging Mercer Advisors suffered a cybersecurity breach around Feb. 16, 2026 carried out by ShinyHunters. The complaint said ShinyHunters demanded ransom within 48 hours and threatened to leak roughly 5.7 million client records; after Mercer refused to pay, the group published the stolen information. The article states the leaked data includes names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information, raising risks of identity theft, fraud, and highly targeted phishing/social engineering. The report also mentions ShinyHunters targeting other wealth firms, but the primary record is the Mercer breach and alleged publication of client data.
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
February 19, 2026
•[ ransomware, data-extortion, data leak ]
TecMundo reported that ransomware/data-extortion group Dragonforce listed Fundao Getulio Vargas (FGV) as a purported victim and claimed a compromise of 1.52 TB of data, posting images of documents as proof and setting a countdown (typical extortion deadline) for publication if ransom is not paid. TecMundo said it reviewed sample documents that appeared to include internship registration forms, personnel/event records, and project proposals. FGV responded that it had experienced service/provider instability that was resolved and that it had no confirmation of system intrusion or data exfiltration, stating that anonymous dark web postings were not proof.
Local 100 chapter of the Transport Workers Union of America
February 24, 2026
•[ ransomware, data leak, identity theft ]
SC Media reported that Qilin claimed to have breached TWU Local 100 (NYC transit union) and published stolen data on its leak site, putting over 41,000 active transit workers and 26,000 retirees at risk of identity theft. The report notes Qilin did not specify how much data was taken, but highlighted that the union retains sensitive employee information such as contact details, salary information, job titles, medical and insurance benefits, and retirement/pension planning information. The report frames the incident as a ransomware groups breach claim with a presumed data-theft/extortion outcome.
Bitrefill
March 1, 2026
•[ cyberattack, data breach, cryptocurrency theft ]
Bitrefill disclosed that a March 1, 2026 cyberattack originating from a compromised employee laptop enabled attackers to obtain legacy credentials, access a snapshot containing production secrets, and escalate into parts of Bitrefills infrastructure. The attackers accessed parts of the database and some cryptocurrency wallets, leading to theft of funds and misuse of gift card inventory/supply flows. Bitrefill reported exposure of about 18,500 purchase records containing customer email addresses, IP addresses, and cryptocurrency payment addresses; for about 1,000 purchases, customer names were also potentially exposed (stored encrypted, but the attackers may have obtained decryption keys). Bitrefill said it shut down systems to isolate the incident, worked with security experts/on-chain analysts/law enforcement, and assessed the method as consistent with Lazarus/BlueNoroff activity.
Geo News
March 2, 2026
•[ cyberattack, broadcast hijacking, satellite hacking ]
Pakistan Observer reported Geo News said it suffered a sustained and sophisticated cyberattack over the prior 24 hours in which its transmission via Pakistans PakSat satellite was hacked. The channel said attackers breached the broadcast feed, caused repeated interruptions, and hijacked the screen to air unauthorized messages. Geo News stated it had no connection to the malicious content and was working to restore secure operations. The report focuses on disruption of broadcast integrity/availability rather than data theft.
At least one undisclosed organization in Bangladesh
January 1, 2025
•[ cyber-espionage, typosquatting, Havoc C2 ]
Industrial Cyber summarized Arctic Wolf Labs findings that SloppyLemming conducted an extensive cyber-espionage campaign from January 2025 through January 2026 targeting government entities and critical infrastructure operators in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The report notes recurring tradecraft such as typosquatted government-themed infrastructure, Cloudflare Workers use, Havoc C2, and DLL sideloading, and names several targeted entities across defense, telecom, energy, and nuclear regulation. This is campaign-level reporting with multiple targets rather than a single incident record.
KPMG Israel
February 27, 2026
•[ hacktivism, DDoS, website defacements ]
Industrial Cyber summarized Intel 471 analysis that USIsrael strikes on Iran triggered a surge of hacktivist activity and claims of DDoS, website defacements, and breach allegations. The most impacted regions during Feb 27Mar 6, 2026 were reported as Israel, Kuwait, and Jordan, with Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE also in the top ten; the most targeted industries included national government, aerospace/defense, and technology. The article describes broad, multi-actor retaliation dynamics (including pro-Russian and pro-Iranian collectives) rather than one discrete confirmed cyber event against a single named target.
Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs email account
March 12, 2026
•[ cyber espionage, phishing, intelligence collection ]
Proofpoint reported a surge in Iran-linked and conflict-themed cyber espionage activity targeting governments, diplomats, and organizations across the Middle East, often using compromised government email accounts to deliver phishing lures and collect intelligence. Check Point analysis cited overlaps between Iran-linked actors (including MuddyWater and Void Manticore/Handala) and cybercrime tools and infrastructure. This is campaign-level reporting without a single named victim incident and bounded primary-effect metrics.
Cloud Imperium Games (CIG)
January 21, 2026
•[ unauthorized access, data breach, personal information ]
Cloud Imperium Games disclosed that on January 21, 2026 it was targeted by a sophisticated attack that resulted in unauthorized access to some backup systems with limited access to users basic account details. The company said impacted data included metadata, contact details, username, date of birth, and name. It stated the access was read-only and that no passwords or financial/payment information were stored in or accessible from the affected systems, and it had no indication the data had been leaked publicly at the time of disclosure.
AkzoNobel
March 3, 2026
•[ ransomware, data leak, internal correspondence ]
AkzoNobel confirmed a security incident at one of its U.S. sites after the Anubis ransomware group published a partial leak. AkzoNobel stated the incident was contained and limited to the affected site. The leak samples described in reporting included confidential client agreements, internal email correspondence, technical specification sheets, material testing documents, and contact data such as email addresses and phone numbers, as well as passport scans.
Wikimedia Foundation
March 5, 2026
•[ JavaScript worm, script injection, vandalism ]
A self-propagating JavaScript worm modified user scripts and vandalized Meta-Wiki pages, triggering automated edits that injected hidden scripts and disruptive content. Wikimedia engineers temporarily restricted editing across projects during investigation and cleanup, then reverted malicious changes and restored editing. Reporting indicated nearly 4,000 pages were modified and about 85 users had their common.js files replaced during the incident.
An undislcosed organization
March 12, 2026
•[ ransomware, social engineering, data theft ]
IBM X-Force described a case where a threat actor remained on a compromised server for more than a week and stole data during an Interlock ransomware intrusion. The attack began with ClickFix social engineering and later deployed a PowerShell backdoor called Slopoly (likely AI-assisted), alongside other components such as NodeSnake and InterlockRAT. The article is a case-study/campaign description and does not name the victim organization or quantify the affected records beyond describing persistence and data theft.
England Hockey
March 12, 2026
•[ ransomware, data leak, extortion ]
England Hockey said it is investigating after the AiLock ransomware group listed the organization on its leak site and claimed it stole 129GB of data. England Hockey stated it is working with internal teams and external experts to determine what occurred. Public reporting did not confirm encryption or service disruption; the confirmed effect at reporting time was a data-theft/extortion claim under investigation.
Undisclosed telecom company in South America
March 6, 2026
•[ cyberespionage, threat cluster, malware ]
Cisco Talos reported a China-linked threat cluster tracked as UAT-9244 has targeted telecommunications infrastructure in South America since 2024, using multiple implants across Windows, Linux, and edge devices. The toolset described includes TernDoor (Windows), PeerTime (Linux), and BruteEntry (edge devices used for mass scanning and brute forcing services like SSH, Postgres, and Tomcat). The report describes tradecraft and malware but does not identify a single named victim organization or a bounded primary-effect incident suitable for a discrete event record.
Undisclosed cryptocurrency organization
March 9, 2026
•[ cryptocurrency, social engineering, cloud compromise ]
The Hacker News reported (citing Google Cloud) that North Korea-linked UNC4899 conducted a sophisticated 2025 cloud compromise targeting an unnamed cryptocurrency organization, stealing millions in cryptocurrency. The intrusion began with social engineering that tricked a developer into downloading a malicious archive for a supposed open-source collaboration; the developer then transferred the file to a work device via AirDrop. After malicious Python code executed and a binary masquerading as kubectl ran, the attackers pivoted into the cloud environment and abused legitimate DevOps workflows to harvest credentials, escape container confines, and tamper with Cloud SQL databases to modify financial logic enabling theft. This is coded as a confirmed successful intrusion with financial theft.
Iranian energy and aviation infrastructure
March 2, 2026
•[ DDoS, wipers, intrusions ]
This SecurityWeek link is an overview/analysis of cyber activity during escalating USIsraelIran conflict, describing multiple incidents (e.g., DDoS, wipers, claims of intrusions) by different actors across different targets. It does not describe one discrete cyberattack against a single clearly identified victim with a bounded timeline and measurable primary effects suitable for a single incident record.
Undisclosed U.S. aerospace and defense firm
March 6, 2026
•[ backdoor, data exfiltration, nation-state actor ]
SecurityWeek summarized Broadcom Symantec/Carbon Black reporting that Iran-linked MuddyWater (also known as Seedworm/Mango Sandstorm and linked to Irans MOIS) had established presence in multiple organizations networks, including a US airport, a US bank, an NGO operating in the US and Canada, an aerospace and defense contractor, and a software company with a presence in Israel. The report said MuddyWater deployed a new backdoor called Dindoor in several environments and a Python backdoor called Fakeset in others, and attempted to exfiltrate data from the software companys Israeli branch.
Outpost24
March 16, 2026
•[ phishing, DKIM, social engineering ]
SecurityWeek reported that a C-level executive at Outpost24 was targeted with a sophisticated phishing attempt that used a DKIM-signed email, trusted redirection infrastructure, compromised servers, and Cloudflare-protected phishing pages. Outpost24s subsidiary Specops Software said it detected and blocked the attack early before any systems were compromised or users impacted.
Starbucks
January 19, 2026
•[ phishing, credential theft, data breach ]
Starbucks disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 900 employees after attackers accessed Partner Central (the employee portal used to manage personal details, payroll, and benefits). Starbucks detected the incident on February 6, 2026 and said attackers obtained employee credentials through a phishing attack using fake websites mimicking the Partner Central portal. The company stated unauthorized access to employee accounts occurred between January 19 and February 11, 2026. Starbucks said some employees personal information may have been accessed,including names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and bank account and routing numbers, and that affected employees were offered identity-protection services.
