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autotrader.co.uk Domain Breach Exposure Report

Risk Score

High Risk

Massive event volume or critical assets compromised.

AI Findings Summary

Critical

The telemetry indicates a significant exposure event impacting autotrader.co.uk, with a total of 56,433 events recorded over the period. The majority of these events, 87.9%, are historical data breaches, affecting 49,617 entities, likely clients. Additionally, 12.1% of events, totaling 6,816, are active infostealer logs, also primarily targeting clients. The timeline shows a surge in client-related events in September 2025 and March 2026, with a notable spike in employee-related events in January 2026. The primary malware families associated with these infostealer events are LummaC2, Redline, Acreed, and Rhadamanthys, all known for credential harvesting. Given the high volume of historical data breaches and active infostealer activity, the risk to autotrader.co.uk is critical. The prevalence of credential-harvesting malware suggests a focus on compromising user accounts, which could lead to further unauthorized access and data exfiltration. Remediation efforts should prioritize securing client and employee credentials, enhancing authentication mechanisms, and conducting thorough investigations into the identified data breaches and infostealer infections. The data suggests a strong concentration of activity originating from the United Kingdom.

Total Events

56,433
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

1,747
account email domain = autotrader.co.uk

Client Affected Events

54,686
service target = autotrader.co.uk

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
20,00013,3336,6670
peak month 16,736
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events6,816
Share12%
Data breaches
Events49,617
Share88%
Infostealer logs (12%)
6,816events
Data breaches (88%)
49,617events

1,747 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 54,686 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

Windows Defender95
McAfee VirusScan34
McAfee34
Windows Defender McAfee20
Windows Defender BullGuard Antivirus3
Avast1
Malwarebytes [OFF]1
Windows Defender AVG Antivirus1

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

LummaC21,056
Redline913
Acreed900
Rhadamanthys810
Vidar247
Remus111
Raccoon94
Blank Grabber83
Millenium78

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1autotrader.co.uk4,726
  2. 2https://www.autotrader.co.uk/secure/signin4,308
  3. 3autotrader.co.uk/secure/signin3,831
  4. 4https://autotrader.co.uk3,297
  5. 5https://www.autotrader.co.uk3,143
  6. 6android://hN33mjaXEkjKcaZ7TMsNSGEEyF42gSbQ7zVw8vQJmfoTUx-4OFqgdqXfyC3n7q4CnrF_riqrwAv3h6VNHA7kYg==@uk.co.autotrader.androidconsumersearch/2,839
  7. 7www.autotrader.co.uk/secure/signin2,215
  8. 8www.autotrader.co.uk1,870
  9. 9https://www.autotrader.co.uk/1,246
  10. 10https://secure.autotrader.co.uk/secure/signin1,133

Infostealer By Geography

Shows the distribution of Infostealer-related credential exposure events across different geographic regions. The location is determined by analyzing the metadata of the infected machines associated with each event.

United Kingdom
Events3,245
United States
Events94
Pakistan
Events78
Poland
Events66
Spain
Events62
Romania
Events50
India
Events42
Latvia
Events39

Country Breakdown

  1. 1United Kingdom3,245
  2. 2United States94
  3. 3Pakistan78
  4. 4Poland66
  5. 5Spain62
  6. 6Romania50
  7. 7India42
  8. 8Latvia39

Services Classification Distribution

Blast radius - closer to core = more critical infrastructure, size = credential volume

Microsoft8
WordPress4

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 11983
Windows 10 22H2 build 19045 (64 Bit)340
Windows 10 Enterprise x64314
Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 (64 Bit)307
Windows 10219

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
48,385
Combolist pools
1,232
Unattributed dumps

Disclaimer: This report includes AI-generated content. AI can make mistakes, so verify important findings independently before taking action.