China Xinchuang Initiative (at least one affiliated organization)
December 9, 2025
•[ phishing, malware, espionage ]
Security researchers reported a spear-phishing and malware campaign attributed to APT32 that successfully compromised at least one organization within Chinas Xinchuang Initiative IT ecosystem, resulting in unauthorized access for espionage purposes.
Greater St. Louis Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PC
December 4, 2025
•[ phishing, data leak ]
Unauthorized access to a server-hosted employee email account resulted in exposure of patient personal and protected health information and use of the account to send phishing emails.
4 Student Email Accounts at New Haven Public Schools
November 20, 2025
•[ phishing, data leak ]
A phishing campaign against New Haven Public Schools used compromised student email accounts to send more than 10,000 messages districtwide that spoofed legitimate requests for bank details. Over 1,000 students opened the emails and an unknown number submitted financial and personal information, putting families at immediate risk of fraud and identity theft. The districts IT team is resetting affected accounts, purging malicious messages, and warning students to contact their banks and avoid clicking suspicious links.
Harvard University
November 18, 2025
•[ phishing, vishing, data leak ]
Harvard University reported that a voice-phishing attack against Alumni Affairs and Development staff on November 18, 2025 led to unauthorized access to its AAD information systems, exposing contact details, fundraising records and event data for alumni, donors, parents, some students and some faculty and staff; the university locked out the intruder, notified affected individuals beginning November 22, and is working with law enforcement and incident response specialists.
Coupang
November 18, 2025
•[ data leak, phishing ]
South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang reported that an unauthorized third party accessed a customer database and exfiltrated personal information on about 4,500 users. Exposed fields included names, contact details, shipping addresses, and information about recent purchases, raising the risk of targeted phishing and fraud using order history. Coupang says it blocked the intruders access as soon as the breach was detected and has notified regulators and customers while monitoring for signs of misuse of the stolen data.
At least one Andorid user in Latin America
November 12, 2025
•[ malware, ransomware, phishing ]
The Record described a newly identified Android malware/ransomware campaign (DroidLock) distributed through phishing websites that trick users into installing fake apps and then lock devices behind a ransom message. The reporting focuses on a broad campaign targeting Spanish-speaking users rather than a single named victim organization with a discrete primary effect suitable for this datasets event unit. Because there is no specific victim organization, confirmed disruption window, or bounded impact scope for one entity, it is not coded here as an individual cyber event record.
Princeton University
November 10, 2025
•[ phishing, data leak ]
A phone phishing scam enabled unauthorized access to Princeton Universitys Advancement database containing alumni, donor, student, parent, and some faculty information; the breach lasted under 24 hours and the university has not determined what data was viewed or extracted.
At least one policy expert on Iran
November 5, 2025
•[ phishing, credential theft, espionage ]
The Hacker News, citing a Proofpoint investigation, describes a newly identified threat cluster dubbed UNK_SmudgedSerpent conducting credential phishing and remote access operations against more than twenty Iran focused subject matter experts at a U.S. based foreign policy think tank between June and August 2025, amid heightened IranIsrael tensions. Attackers impersonated prominent policy figures and used benign email conversations to lure victims to fake Microsoft Teams and OnlyOffice login pages hosted on health themed domains that captured account credentials. In some cases the operation progressed to deploying legitimate remote monitoring tools such as PDQ Connect and ISL Online for hands on keyboard access, supporting longer term espionage against the target institution and aligning with tactics used by established Iranian cyber intelligence groups.
SuperGrosz
November 3, 2025
•[ vulnerability exploit, cryptocurrency theft, phishing ]
On 3 November 2025, attackers exploited faulty access-control logic in Balancer's V2 Composable Stable Pools to drain more than $100 million in cryptocurrency, with blockchain security firms estimating overall losses above $120 million and at least $99 million in ETH. Balancer acknowledged the exploit, began a forensic investigation and placed any pools it could pause into recovery mode while warning customers about phishing messages spoofing its security team. Partner platforms such as Berachain temporarily halted their networks and froze some of the stolen funds as they worked to protect user assets across the wider DeFi ecosystem.
Poltronesofà
October 27, 2025
•[ ransomware, data leak, phishing ]
Italian furniture retailer Poltronesof disclosed that its IT environment suffered a ransomware attack on October 27, 2025, in which intruders compromised group servers and encrypted virtual machines, making several internal systems temporarily unavailable. The companys incident-response team isolated affected infrastructure and launched a forensic investigation, but it warned that attackers may have exfiltrated customer data including identification and contact details. While payment information was reportedly not impacted, customers were advised to be vigilant for phishing attempts and to change passwords used with company services.
MyVidster (2025)
October 24, 2025
•[ leak, phishing, technology ]
In October 2025, the data of almost 4M MyVidster users was posted to a public hacking forum. Separate to the 2015 breach, this incident exposed usernames, email addresses and in a small number of cases, profile photos.
Unigym Gatineau
October 24, 2025
•[ phishing, data leak ]
Members personal and financial details potentially accessed; centre warned about phishing/fraud and began coordination with card processors and police after local media alerted them to leaked samples.
At least one LastPass user
October 24, 2025
•[ phishing, credential theft, account takeover ]
Phishing emails impersonated password-vault Emergency Access notices using false death claims to coerce replies (e.g., STOP), pivoting victims to a look-alike portal tied to CryptoChameleon infrastructure; harvested credentials enabled vault takeover attempts and secondary account compromise. Campaign reflects profit-seeking credential theft across many individuals rather than a single named organization.
At least one undisclosed Ukraine war-relief organization
October 22, 2025
•[ phishing, credential theft, malware ]
Targeted credential-theft/implant delivery against humanitarian and logistics organizations aiding Ukraine using well-crafted lures, HTML smuggling, and compartmentalized infrastructure. Intent is intelligence collection; campaign report covers multiple organizations without a single verified primary effect to code as an event.
Serbian Civil Aviation Directorate
October 17, 2025
•[ cyber-espionage, phishing, malware ]
A cyber-espionage campaign linked to suspected Chinese threat actors compromised application servers at Serbias Civil Aviation Directorate. Attackers used phishing emails to deploy Sogu, PlugX, and Korplug malware, gaining persistent access for intelligence collection. No operational disruption was reported.
Zerodha
October 15, 2025
•[ phishing, account compromise ]
Economic Times details Kamaths brief X account compromise after clicking phishing email
Multiple compromised email accounts at second undisclosed US university
October 9, 2025
•[ phishing ]
Credential-phishing campaign diverting university employee salary payments via third-party platforms.
Multiple compromised email accounts at third undisclosed US university
October 9, 2025
•[ phishing, data leak ]
Credential-phishing on university payroll platforms diverted salary payments.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
October 9, 2025
•[ phishing, social engineering, data leak ]
Chipotle Mexican Grill disclosed unauthorized access to employee Workday payroll accounts between October 9 and October 26, 2025. Attackers used phishing and social engineering to access accounts and alter payroll information. State breach notices identified 31 affected employees in Maine and 2 in New Hampshire; the company has not disclosed a nationwide total, and state figures represent only partial reporting.
PTOE Corporation
October 7, 2025
•[ website defacement, malware, phishing ]
Company confirmed official website was replaced and redirected to a fraudulent Chinese shopping site serving malware.
