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msnbc.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 affecting msnbc.com, with 3,290 total events recorded between July 2025 and June 2026. The majority of these events, 3,146 (95.6%), are historical data breaches, while 144 (4.4%) are active infostealer logs. The data breaches impacted 1,303 clients and 1,987 employees, with a notable surge in employee-related breaches in September 2025 and January 2026, and client-related breaches in March 2026. The infostealer logs are associated with common malware families such as Acreed, Redline, and X-Files, primarily targeting Windows operating systems. The primary source of these leaks appears to be combolist sources (59.2%) and database dumps (40.8%), with the United States being the most frequently observed geography.

Total Events

3,290
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

1,987
account email domain = msnbc.com

Client Affected Events

1,303
service target = msnbc.com

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
8005332670
peak month 733
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events144
Share4%
Data breaches
Events3,146
Share96%
Infostealer logs (4%)
144events
Data breaches (96%)
3,146events

1,987 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 1,303 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

No Data Available

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

Acreed20
Redline15
X-Files12
Rhadamanthys9
LummaC29
Vidar8
Millenium4
Raccoon1
Remus1

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1msnbc.com138
  2. 2https://msnbc.com97
  3. 3http://www.msnbc.com/79
  4. 4https://secure.msnbc.com79
  5. 5msnbc.com/70
  6. 6https://secure.msnbc.com/_tps/accounts/register70
  7. 7secure.msnbc.com68
  8. 8secure.msnbc.com/_tps/accounts/register56
  9. 9https://www.msnbc.com52
  10. 10www.msnbc.com41

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 States
Events60
Germany
Events7
India
Events6
Italy
Events5
United Kingdom
Events3
Netherlands
Events3
Denmark
Events3
Philippines
Events2

Country Breakdown

  1. 1United States60
  2. 2Germany7
  3. 3India6
  4. 4Italy5
  5. 5United Kingdom3
  6. 6Netherlands3
  7. 7Denmark3
  8. 8Philippines2

Services Classification Distribution

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

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Total

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 1135
Windows 1021
Windows 10 22H2 build 19045 (64 Bit)8
Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 (64 Bit)6
Windows 10 Home Single Language4

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
1,863
Combolist pools
1,283
Unattributed dumps

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