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ncaa.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 of client data, with 8399 client records compromised, primarily through data breaches (6066 events) and infostealer activity (2522 events) over the period of July 2025 to June 2026. The majority of these breaches originate from "Combolist sources," suggesting credential stuffing or account takeover attempts. The "play.ncaa.com" and "bracketchallenge.ncaa.com" services are frequently targeted, and malware families like Rhadamanthys and LummaC2 are prevalent in the infostealer logs. The exposure primarily affects users in the United States. Given the high volume of client data breaches and the targeting of public-facing services, this poses a critical risk to the organization and its users. The prevalence of infostealers and the use of common malware families indicate a persistent threat actor. Remediation should focus on strengthening authentication mechanisms, particularly for "play.ncaa.com" and "bracketchallenge.ncaa.com," implementing robust credential breach monitoring, and enhancing endpoint security to detect and prevent infostealer malware. A thorough review of data handling practices related to client information is also recommended.

Total Events

8,588
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

189
account email domain = ncaa.com

Client Affected Events

8,399
service target = ncaa.com

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
2,0001,3336670
peak month 1,708
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events2,522
Share29%
Data breaches
Events6,066
Share71%
Infostealer logs (29%)
2,522events
Data breaches (71%)
6,066events

189 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 8,399 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

Windows Defender61
Sophos Intercept X7
Bitdefender2
Avast1

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

Rhadamanthys500
LummaC2274
Acreed219
Redline178
Vidar146
Millenium56
X-Files50
Remus13
Blank Grabber6

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1https://play.ncaa.com/2,844
  2. 2play.ncaa.com/1,288
  3. 3https://play.ncaa.com616
  4. 4play.ncaa.com597
  5. 5https://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/432
  6. 6bracketchallenge.ncaa.com394
  7. 7https://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com349
  8. 8bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/309
  9. 9https://play-prod.ncaa.com/sign-up166
  10. 10https://play-prod.ncaa.com/sign-in116

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
Events1,196
Canada
Events75
Algeria
Events42
Philippines
Events27
United Kingdom
Events12
Italy
Events12
Netherlands
Events7
Brazil
Events6

Country Breakdown

  1. 1United States1,196
  2. 2Canada75
  3. 3Algeria42
  4. 4Philippines27
  5. 5United Kingdom12
  6. 6Italy12
  7. 7Netherlands7
  8. 8Brazil6

Services Classification Distribution

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

Citrix2

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 11351
Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 (64 Bit)272
Windows 10 22H2 build 19045 (64 Bit)152
Windows 11 (Build 26200) (64 Bit)87
Windows 11 Home76

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
6,044
Combolist pools
22
Unattributed dumps

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