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ghanaweb.com 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 ghanaweb.com, with 5,050 total events observed over the reporting period. The majority of these events, 84%, are attributed to historical data breaches, affecting 4,243 entities, while 16% are active infostealer logs, impacting 807 entities. The timeline shows a notable increase in client-related events from August 2025 through April 2026, with a peak in March 2026. Employee-related events, though fewer, also show a sharp rise in April 2026. The primary malware families involved are Redline, LummaC2, and Rhadamanthys, all known for credential and information theft. The data suggests that the exposure originates from combolist sources and database dumps, with targeted services primarily being login pages for ghanaweb.com and its mobile counterpart. Given the high volume of historical data breaches and active infostealer logs, coupled with the use of prevalent credential-stealing malware, this incident poses a high risk to both clients and employees of ghanaweb.com. The prevalence of combolist sources and database dumps indicates a potential for widespread credential compromise. Remediation efforts should focus on securing authentication mechanisms, investigating the source of the data breaches, and enhancing endpoint security to detect and mitigate infostealer activity. The observed operating systems are predominantly Windows, suggesting that endpoint security solutions should be prioritized for these platforms.

Total Events

5,050
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

220
account email domain = ghanaweb.com

Client Affected Events

4,830
service target = ghanaweb.com

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
1,5001,0005000
peak month 1,219
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events807
Share16%
Data breaches
Events4,243
Share84%
Infostealer logs (16%)
807events
Data breaches (84%)
4,243events

220 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 4,830 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

Windows Defender43
Windows Defender.3
Windows Defender Avast Antivirus.1

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

Redline130
LummaC299
Rhadamanthys81
Vidar41
Acreed38
Blank Grabber20
RisePro8
StealC5
Raccoon3

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1https://www.ghanaweb.com/wall/private/login.php544
  2. 2https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/wall/private/login.php463
  3. 3ghanaweb.com/wall/private/login.php333
  4. 4mobile.ghanaweb.com/wall/private/login.php278
  5. 5ghanaweb.com278
  6. 6www.ghanaweb.com/wall/private/login.php251
  7. 7https://ghanaweb.com221
  8. 8https://mobile.ghanaweb.com190
  9. 9mobile.ghanaweb.com182
  10. 10https://ghanaweb.com/wall/private/login.php168

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.

Ghana
Events268
India
Events51
United States
Events26
Bangladesh
Events26
Pakistan
Events22
Nigeria
Events11
Uganda
Events8
Netherlands
Events6

Country Breakdown

  1. 1Ghana268
  2. 2India51
  3. 3United States26
  4. 4Bangladesh26
  5. 5Pakistan22
  6. 6Nigeria11
  7. 7Uganda8
  8. 8Netherlands6

Services Classification Distribution

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

Pulse Secure7
WordPress5

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 10 Enterprise x6478
Windows 1178
Windows 10 Pro35
Windows 10 22H2 build 19045 (64 Bit)28
Windows 11 22H2 build 22621 (64 Bit)22

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
4,226
Combolist pools
17
Unattributed dumps

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