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.
CarGurus
February 13, 2026
•[ data breach, social engineering, vishing ]
TechRadar reported that ShinyHunters claimed to have breached CarGurus and stolen about 1.7 million corporate records, threatening to release the data by a stated deadline. The report linked the claim to a broader wave of social-engineering vishing attacks used to obtain employee credentials/MFA codes and then access SSO dashboards (Okta/Entra/Google) and downstream applications. At the time of reporting in the article, CarGurus had not publicly confirmed the breach details, the precise intrusion window, or exactly what categories of data were taken beyond the actors claim, so this record reflects an alleged data-theft event pending independent confirmation.
Figure
February 12, 2026
•[ social engineering, data leak, extortion ]
Figure Technology Solutions confirmed it suffered a data breach after an employee fell victim to a social engineering attack, with attackers obtaining a limited number of files. SecurityWeek reported that the ShinyHunters group took credit and posted archive files on its leak site; Have I Been Pwned analysis identified roughly 967,000 user records in the leaked data. The exposed information includes names, dates of birth, email addresses, postal addresses, and phone numbers. The reporting frames the incident as data theft/extortion without describing service disruption to Figures lending operations.
Optimizely
February 11, 2026
•[ voice-phishing, social engineering, data leak ]
Attackers associated with the ShinyHunters cybercriminal group used a voice-phishing social engineering attack to gain access to Optimizelys internal systems and CRM environment. Approximately 10,000 client organizations were affected, with exposed data including business contact information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
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.
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.
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.
Crunchbase
January 23, 2026
•[ vishing, social engineering, credential theft ]
Reporting on an Okta SSO vishing (voice-phishing) campaign, ShinyHunters reportedly confirmed to a researcher that it conducted the campaign and launched a new dark web leak site. According to the report, ShinyHunters claimed that multiple victims had their data posted after refusing extortion demands, naming Crunchbase, SoundCloud, and Betterment as initial examples. The incident reflects social-engineering-driven credential theft leading to unauthorized access and data theft, followed by extortion and publication of alleged victim data.
Choice Hotels International
January 14, 2026
•[ social engineering, unauthorized access, PII leak ]
An unauthorized person used social engineering to gain access to a Choice Hotels application containing records on franchisees and franchise applicants, exposing names and Social Security numbers.
Betterment
January 9, 2026
•[ social engineering, phishing, data leak ]
In January 2026, the automated investment platform Betterment confirmed it had suffered a data breach attributed to a social engineering attack. As part of the incident, Betterment customers received fraudulent crypto-related messages promising high returns if funds were sent to an attacker-controlled cryptocurrency wallet. The breach exposed 1.4M unique email addresses, along with names and geographic location data. A subset of records also included dates of birth, phone numbers, and physical addresses. In its disclosure notice, Betterment stated that the incident did not provide attackers with access to customer accounts and did not expose passwords or other login credentials.
Betterment
January 9, 2026
•[ social engineering, data leak, phishing ]
TechCrunch reported that Betterment confirmed hackers accessed some of its systems on January 9, 2026 through a social engineering attack involving third-party platforms used for marketing and operations. Betterment said the attackers accessed customer personal information including names, email and postal addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth, and used that access to send fraudulent scam notifications to users. The company said it detected and revoked unauthorized access the same day, launched an investigation with external help, and stated its ongoing investigation indicated no customer accounts were accessed and no passwords or login credentials were compromised. Betterment did not disclose how many customers were affected.
At least one Booking.com user
January 7, 2026
•[ phishing, social engineering, malware ]
Research summarized by Cybernews described a ClickFix social-engineering campaign abusing Booking.com branding. Victims receive phishing emails about a cancelled reservation and a large charge; clicking through leads to a fake Booking.com page with a fake refresh flow and a simulated Blue Screen of Death. The page instructs the user to paste/run a malicious script (PowerShell) via Windows Run, which then fetches and executes remote code, disables Windows Defender, and establishes persistence with C2 connectivity. The link is campaign/threat-intel reporting and does not provide a single confirmed victim organization or a bounded incident count, but it describes successful infections driven by user-executed commands.
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.
At least one official in Ukraine's Defense Forces
October 1, 2025
•[ phishing, malware, backdoor ]
BleepingComputer reported that officials of Ukraines Defense Forces were targeted in a charity-themed operation between October and December 2025 that delivered a backdoor malware family called PluggyApe. CERT-UA assessed the activity as likely linked to the Russian-aligned threat group known as Void Blizzard (also referred to as Laundry Bear), with medium confidence in attribution. The infection chain described begins with instant messages over Signal or WhatsApp directing targets to a purported charity website and prompting them to download a password-protected archive containing documents, which then leads to backdoor execution and follow-on access for information theft. The report focuses on the campaigns TTPs and targeting rather than publishing a confirmed list of compromised entities.
Aflac
June 12, 2025
•[ social engineering, data leak ]
Threat actor Scattered Spider (UNC3944/0ktapus) used social-engineering to gain access to Aflacs U.S. network, accessing internal application servers that stored personal and claims data; no ransomware deployed and scope of exfiltration undetermined.
Keir Giles (UK academic)
May 22, 2025
•[ social engineering, phishing, data leak ]
Targeted social-engineering campaign impersonating U.S. State Department tricked Keir Giles into generating app-specific passwords, allowing a nation-state actor to access his Gmail account data stored on Google servers; no evidence of intrusion into affiliated institutional networks.
Co-op (The Co-operative Group)
April 22, 2025
•[ data leak, social engineering ]
6.5M member records stolen following a social-engineering-enabled breach; AD password-hash database also taken; Co-op temporarily shut down some IT systems.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
April 1, 2025
•[ social engineering, data leak, personally identifiable information ]
Global law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman reported that in April 2025 a sophisticated social-engineering attack allowed an intruder to gain limited access to its internal systems. The attacker convinced a single user to grant access and then rapidly downloaded a set of documents containing sensitive personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, addresses, birthdates, and some financial account details for thousands of people. Pillsbury stated that the activity was quickly detected and blocked, and it subsequently bolstered its security controls and notified affected individuals, with public disclosure occurring on November 6, 2025. The breach has since led to class-action litigation alleging inadequate safeguards and delayed notification.
