One Syrian government email account
March 12, 2026
•[ phishing, credential harvesting, account compromise ]
Proofpoint also observed activity from a cluster tracked as UNK_NightOwl that sent phishing emails to a Middle Eastern government ministry using both a compromised Syrian government account and an attacker-controlled address. The emails referenced the escalating conflict and directed recipients to a domain spoofing Microsoft OneDrive that hosted an Outlook Web App-style credential harvesting page before redirecting victims to a legitimate conflict monitoring site.
Slavia Insurance
March 10, 2026
•[ data breach, medical records, vendor error ]
Czech insurer Slavia pojiovna reported that attackers obtained about 150 GB of sensitive data, including insurance documents, medical records, and direct communications with clients. The companys spokesperson attributed the incident to an error by a supplier/vendor and said the issue was detected by Slavias security systems and remediation steps were underway to prevent recurrence. Public reporting did not identify the attacker or provide counts of affected clients, but indicated the stolen data types are sensitive and could enable fraud or targeted extortion/phishing.
The City of Arab
March 9, 2026
•[ phishing, BEC, social engineering ]
GovTech reported that the City of Arab, Alabama was hit by a socially engineered phishing/BEC-style fraud in which perpetrators impersonated a legitimate officer of the contractor (FITE Construction) and induced the city to issue a fraudulent payment of $432,739.21 to an unauthorized entity. City leaders stated the fraud was detected internally and triggered a broader investigation. The report focuses on financial loss via social engineering rather than system disruption or data theft.
Westfield Mall of the Netherlands
March 9, 2026
•[ phishing, data leak, PII ]
Westfield Mall of the Netherlands informed customers that unauthorized persons accessed a database containing information for newsletter subscribers and Westfield Club loyalty program members. Reported exposed fields include first and last name, email address, telephone number, postal code, and date of birth. The mall said no financial data was compromised because bank account numbers, credit card details, and passwords were not stored in the affected database. The mall warned of phishing risk, reported the incident to data protection authorities, and URW filed a complaint with competent authorities.
At least one Dutch government official
March 9, 2026
•[ social engineering, phishing, state-sponsored hackers ]
Dutch intelligence services warned that Russian state hackers are attempting to gain access to large numbers of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to senior officials, military personnel, and civil servants worldwide. The campaign uses social engineering to trick users into revealing verification and PIN codes, including posing as a Signal support chatbot. The report notes Dutch government employees have also been targeted and, in some cases, compromised. This is campaign/advisory reporting rather than a single discrete victim event.
Hutt City Council
March 1, 2026
•[ phishing, unauthorized access, email compromise ]
Hutt City Council experienced a malicious phishing attack in March 2026 that resulted in unauthorized access to a number of email accounts. The council determined that five individuals had identity information compromised and 732 people may have had financial information exposed through email correspondence.
Undisclosed Israeli individual smartphone
March 1, 2026
•[ malware, phishing, spyware ]
A trojanized fake Red Alert app delivered through spoofed SMS messages targeted Israeli users and, when installed, enabled theft of messages, contacts, location data, and other device information from affected smartphones.
Undisclosed Qatari organization
March 1, 2026
•[ DLL hijacking, PlugX, backdoor malware ]
HackRead summarized Check Point Research describing a China-linked campaign beginning March 1, 2026 that used conflict-themed lures and DLL hijacking to install PlugX backdoor malware against targets in Qatar. The report described lures disguised as war news and a separate energy-sector lure delivering a Rust loader and ultimately Cobalt Strike, with the goal of espionage against Qatars military and oil/gas interests.
Scholengemeenschap Bonaire (SGB)
February 20, 2026
•[ ransomware, phishing, data theft ]
Antilliaans Dagblad reported that Scholengemeenschap Bonaire (SGB) was hit by an international ransomware attack, discovered internally after multiple servers failed to start. Europol reportedly informed police about the broader international attack around the same time. Initial analysis indicated one data server used mainly for archive files was infected, and a relatively small portion of data on that server was stolen; investigators were assessing whether the stolen archive files included personal data. SGB said regular education operations were not impacted because key systems ran in a secured cloud environment (including student/admin platforms and Microsoft Office), and it stated usernames/passwords were not stolen. The school reported filing a police report and notifying the BES data protection oversight body, and required staff and students to change passwords and remain vigilant for phishing.
Local entities in the Cayman Islands (malicious PDF campaign)
February 19, 2026
•[ phishing, malware, email security ]
RCIPS warned that a malicious PDF was being sent to local entities from a compromised email address. The PDF contained a VIEW PDF link that, when clicked, installs malware; authorities stated they were already aware of some local systems being compromised because recipients clicked the embedded link. The public advisory provided guidance to treat unexpected PDFs as suspicious, avoid clicking the embedded link, and report incidents.
Grange Dental Care
February 19, 2026
•[ phishing, fraudulent invoices, system compromise ]
Threat actors compromised Grange Dental Cares system and sent fraudulent invoice emails from the practice before the incident was quickly contained.
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.
At least one Bitcoin owner
February 15, 2026
•[ cryptocurrency, phishing, malicious javascript ]
BleepingComputer described a campaign where threat actors abused Pastebin comments to distribute a ClickFix-style attack that tricks cryptocurrency users into executing malicious JavaScript in their browser. The technique enables attackers to hijack crypto swap transactions and redirect funds to attacker-controlled wallets.
At least one European official
February 9, 2026
•[ social engineering, scams, QR-code device linking ]
Social engineering against Signal users using fake support scams and QR-code device linking to spy on targets.
Flickr (via an undisclosed third-party provider)
February 5, 2026
•[ data leak, third-party risk, phishing ]
Flickr notified users of a potential data breach after a vulnerability in a system operated by one of its third-party email service providers may have allowed unauthorized access to member information. Flickr said it was alerted on February 5, 2026 and shut down access to the affected system within hours. The company stated that passwords and payment card numbers were not compromised. Exposed data may include real names, email addresses, usernames, account type, IP address, general location, and platform activity; Flickr urged vigilance for phishing and recommended changing passwords on other services if reused.
Portland Public Schools
February 3, 2026
•[ phishing, email compromise, unauthorized access ]
A phishing email offering a fake part-time job opportunity was sent to students after a staff email account (reported as a teacher account) was compromised. Because the message originated from an internal staff account, it bypassed normal restrictions and reached many student inboxes across the district. The district technology department removed copies of the email from the school system and issued guidance for students who submitted information to the linked form. The confirmed effect is unauthorized use of an internal account to distribute phishing content; the report does not confirm broader system compromise or data exfiltration beyond what students may have submitted to the scam.
At least one use of GhostChat
February 2, 2026
•[ spyware, phishing, mobile malware ]
A fake Android dating app (GhostChat) identified by researchers as spyware. The app lures victims with locked profiles and fake access codes, then redirects them to WhatsApp and abuses permissions to extract data from victims phones.
Westport Public Schools email account
February 2, 2026
•[ phishing, email hijacking, data leak ]
Student-submitted personal info via linked Google Form: name, email address, home address, date of birth, grade level, and bank name","Westport Public Schools reported that a district staff email account (identified as a Spanish teachers account) was hijacked on a Friday afternoon and then used to send a phishing email to students in grades K12 with the subject line Employment Program For Westport Public Schools. The message advertised a work-from-home employment program connected to Feed the Children and included a linked Google Form encouraging students to apply. Because the email originated from an internal staff account, it bypassed normal email restrictions and reached student inboxes across the district, including Staples High School. District officials said the technology department removed all copies of the email from the school system and began identifying students who clicked the link and may have submitted personal information; families of students who filled out the form were contacted directly and advised to monitor accounts for fraud. Officials stated no district systems were breached beyond the single compromised email account and that student school-issued accounts remained secure.
Figure
January 28, 2026
•[ social engineering, fintech, data leak ]
In February 2026, data obtained from the fintech lending platform Figure was publicly posted online. The exposed data, dating back to January 2026, contained over 900k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and dates of birth. Figure confirmed the incident and attributed it to a social engineering attack in which an employee was tricked into providing access.
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
January 26, 2026
•[ malware, social engineering, ClickFix ]
The Cuero Chamber of Commerce reported a malware/social engineering incident affecting its web properties after a customer noticed suspicious activity in an email sent January 26. The chamber said users registering for an event were shown a CAPTCHA prompt and then instructed to press Windows+R and paste/run contentbehavior consistent with ClickFix social engineering designed to trick victims into executing malicious commands on their own devices. The chamber stated that the Cuero Development Corporation website was the only confirmed security breach and that significant data loss occurred, and it believed the malware was introduced via a third-party platform (Shopify) used for event registration. The chamber said it could not determine how many people or organizations were affected and implemented additional safeguards.
