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bbc.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 affecting bbc.co.uk, with 91,509 historical data breaches and 5,051 active infostealer logs observed between July 2025 and June 2026. The majority of these events are linked to "Combolist sources" and "Database dumps," suggesting compromised credentials. Malware families such as LummaC2, Redline, and Rhadamanthys are prevalent, targeting Windows operating systems. The "careershub.bbc.co.uk" service appears to be a primary target for these attacks. Geographically, the United Kingdom is the most affected country, followed by India and Kenya. Given the high volume of historical data breaches and active infostealer activity, this poses a critical risk. The prevalence of credential stuffing attacks targeting the careers portal indicates a strong likelihood of unauthorized access to employee or client accounts. Prioritization should focus on immediate credential reset campaigns for affected services, enhanced monitoring for suspicious login activity, and a review of access controls for the careers hub. Further investigation into the root cause of the database dumps and combolist exposures is also recommended.

Total Events

96,560
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

56,980
account email domain = bbc.co.uk

Client Affected Events

39,580
service target = bbc.co.uk

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
30,00020,00010,0000
peak month 25,392
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events5,051
Share5%
Data breaches
Events91,509
Share95%
Infostealer logs (5%)
5,051events
Data breaches (95%)
91,509events

56,980 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 39,580 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

McAfee VirusScan74
Windows Defender62
Malwarebytes [OFF]1

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

LummaC2793
Redline773
Rhadamanthys578
Acreed462
Vidar329
StealC96
Blank Grabber83
Raccoon73
RisePro58

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1https://careershub.bbc.co.uk/members/4,894
  2. 2careershub.bbc.co.uk/members/3,424
  3. 3careershub.bbc.co.uk2,487
  4. 4https://careershub.bbc.co.uk2,378
  5. 5bbc.co.uk1,835
  6. 6https://ssl.bbc.co.uk1,594
  7. 7careershub.bbc.co.uk/members1,574
  8. 8ssl.bbc.co.uk1,572
  9. 9https://careershub.bbc.co.uk/members1,385
  10. 10https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/id/signin1,280

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
Events1,159
India
Events253
Kenya
Events209
Nigeria
Events192
Egypt
Events173
United States
Events87
Bangladesh
Events84
Canada
Events83

Country Breakdown

  1. 1United Kingdom1,159
  2. 2India253
  3. 3Kenya209
  4. 4Nigeria192
  5. 5Egypt173
  6. 6United States87
  7. 7Bangladesh84
  8. 8Canada83

Services Classification Distribution

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

Microsoft83
Cisco (AnyConnect)30
Git15
Citrix11
F54

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 11554
Windows 10 22H2 build 19045 (64 Bit)354
Windows 10 Enterprise x64276
Windows 10 Pro254
Windows 10210

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
56,044
Combolist pools
35,465
Unattributed dumps

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