BadeSaba
February 28, 2026
•[ hacking, hacktivism, propaganda ]
BadeSaba, a religious calendar app with more than 5 million downloads, was hacked to display anti-regime messages to users. The compromised app showed propaganda urging armed forces to surrender and join the people.
Rinku Singh's Facebook account
February 5, 2026
•[ account takeover, hacking, social media breach ]
Indian media reported that cricketer Rinku Singhs Facebook account was hacked, with police stating the cybercrime unit was investigating. The report indicated it was not yet known whether the compromise resulted in financial fraud or other misuse beyond unauthorized access/control of the account. The confirmed effect is account compromise and loss of control of a social media profile; additional impacts were not established in the reporting.
Step Finance
January 31, 2026
•[ hacking, cryptocurrency theft, treasury breach ]
Step Finance reported that hackers compromised devices belonging to company executives and used that access to breach several treasury wallets, resulting in approximately $40 million in stolen digital assets. The platform detected the incident on January 31, 2026 and engaged cybersecurity researchers and partners; it reported partial recovery (including assets associated with Remora and other positions) and stated certain operations were halted to reinforce security. The incident affected treasury wallet holdings rather than user rTokens (reported as fully backed), and Step advised users to avoid interacting with the STEP token pending an outcome plan and snapshot process.
Bruno Fernandes?s X account
January 12, 2026
•[ account takeover, hacking, social media breach ]
Manchester United confirmed that captain Bruno Fernandes X account was hacked after a burst of bizarre posts and messages appeared. The club urged supporters not to engage with any posts or direct messages while access was being restored. Screenshots shared online showed the attacker posting inflammatory jokes and comments, including criticism of INEOS, the company that co-owns the club recently.
French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII)
January 1, 2026
•[ data leak, hacking, third-party breach ]
A hacker posted samples of foreigners personal data online on January 1, 2026, stating on a specialist forum that the information was obtained by hacking the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) and that the motive was profit. Reporting described two posted samples: one with fewer than 1,000 foreign nationals and another involving 600 Israelis currently or previously residing in France, with fields such as names, date of entry, status/reasons for stay, email addresses, and phone numbers. OFII confirmed a data theft but said the intrusion was linked to a subcontractor/operator with access to OFII data rather than directly compromising OFIIs information system.
Southern Oregon Neurosurgery
December 30, 2025
•[ email compromise, hacking, data leak ]
Southern Oregon Neurosurgery (Southern Oregon Neurosurgical and Spine Associates, PC) disclosed a hacking incident that stemmed from an email breach and affected at least 1,000 individuals. According to reporting, the incident occurred in November 2025; the organization said its IT staff isolated the issue immediately once identified. The breach was reported to HHS as a hacking/IT incident involving email, indicating unauthorized access to email content (and potentially attachments) that contained patient-related information. While public reporting did not enumerate every exposed field, the confirmed impact is unauthorized access via email compromise with resultant exposure risk to individuals whose information was present in the affected mailbox(es).
Naftali Bennett's phone
December 17, 2025
•[ data leak, hacking ]
Israel National News reported that the Iranian-affiliated hacker group Handala claimed it infiltrated Naftali Bennetts personal iPhone 13 as part of Operation Octopus and published files it said were extracted from the device, including a contact list with names of senior Israeli officials, internal communications, sensitive documents, and personal photos. The outlet also reported Bennett responded that the matter was being handled by security authorities. Subsequent coverage elsewhere reported Bennetts office said tests indicated the phone was not hacked, though content tied to his accounts/contacts circulated online; the exact extent of compromise is therefore not fully verified beyond an unauthorized leak claim.
The Nobel Foundation
October 10, 2025
•[ cyberattack, data leak, unauthorized access ]
The Norwegian Nobel Institute concluded that a cyberattack was the most likely explanation for the leak of information about the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, after prediction-market activity shifted sharply hours before the official announcement. The report frames the incident as unauthorized access leading to premature disclosure of confidential prize-related information. The article does not provide technical details on the access vector, attacker identity, or the specific systems compromised beyond the Institutes conclusion that hacking was the likely cause.
Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation Network)
October 7, 2025
•[ account takeover, poor security practices, hacking ]
Hackers compromised a PlayStation Network account belonging to well-known gamer dav1d_123, apparently exploiting weak account protection or internal credential handling by PSN support. The incident revealed deficiencies in Sonys customer-support and account-security processes.
BreachForums (2025)
August 11, 2025
•[ data leak, hacking, law enforcement takedown ]
In October 2025, a reincarnation of the hacking forum BreachForums, which had previously been shut down multiple times, was taken offline by a coalition of law enforcement agencies. In the months leading up to the takedown, the site itself suffered a data breach that exposed 324k unique email addresses, usernames, and Argon2 password hashes.
Colombian Justice Minister Andres Idarraga
August 1, 2025
•[ spyware, Pegasus, surveillance ]
Colombias justice minister stated that forensic evidence indicates his phone was hacked using Israeli Pegasus spyware during the second half of 2025 while he was investigating alleged corruption in the military. He alleged the operation was ordered through the Defense Ministry using state counterintelligence structures and confidential funds. According to his statement, investigators found his phone was taken over more than 8,700 times and that 2.3 GB of data were downloaded, including sensitive corruption complaints, and that the camera/microphone were illicitly activated on numerous occasions. The incident is characterized as a targeted spyware intrusion against a senior government official with alleged state involvement.
Thailand Ministry of Labour
July 31, 2025
•[ hacking, disruption of service ]
Thai officials said the Ministry of Labour website was hacked and later restored; the attack disrupted access to public services.
Bank Sepah
June 17, 2025
•[ hacking, data destruction ]
Suspected Israeli hackers claim to destroy data at Iran's Bank Sepah.
Undisclosed Greek company
May 31, 2025
•[ hacking ]
Brief wire notes that Russian hackers targeted a Greek company but provides no confirmed primary effect.
OmniGPT Chatbot Platform
March 10, 2025
•[ data leak, data breach, hacking ]
A hacker known as Gloomer claimed to have breached the OmniGPT AI chatbot platform, stealing and leaking millions of user messages and account details. Data samples were posted on BreachForums and reported by multiple cybersecurity outlets, though OmniGPT has not confirmed the incident.
City Of Sausalito
March 10, 2025
•[ hacking, government ]
Sausalito reported hacking targeting city systems, prompting meeting cancellation and recovery steps.
Delegate Paulo Bilynskyj (PL-SP)
February 12, 2025
•[ hacking, denial of service ]
Brazilian federal police launched an operation targeting individuals suspected of conducting cyberattacks against the official websites of federal deputies, following incidents that disrupted online access to parliamentary pages.
Lebanon’s telecoms networks
September 23, 2024
•[ hacking, telecommunications, cyber warfare ]
Israeli military officials warn residents in southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut to evacuate villages and neighbourhoods, sparking concerns that Israel had hacked into its northern neighbours telecommunications networks.
Beirut’s International Airport
January 7, 2024
•[ hacking, political motivation, operational disruption ]
Flight information display screens at Beiruts international airport are hacked to display politically motivated messages, and the incident also temporarily affects baggage inspection.
