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pcworld.com Domain Breach Exposure Report

Risk Score

High Risk

Massive event volume or critical assets compromised.

AI Findings Summary

Critical

The domain pcworld.com has experienced a high volume of data breach events, totaling 1877, and 310 active infostealer logs over the past year. The majority of these events, 85.8%, are historical data breaches, with 14.2% being current infostealer activity. The timeline indicates a significant spike in client-related events in March 2026, alongside a notable increase in employee-related events in January 2026. Malware families associated with these events include LummaC2, Redline, and Acreed, primarily targeting Windows 11 operating systems. The data suggests a substantial exposure through combolist sources (86.8%) and database dumps (13.2%), impacting 1762 clients and 425 employees. Given the high number of data breaches and active infostealer logs, this exposure presents a critical risk. The prevalence of infostealer malware and the reliance on combolist sources indicate a high likelihood of credential compromise for both employees and clients. Prioritization should focus on immediate remediation of identified vulnerabilities, enhanced credential monitoring, and user education to mitigate further compromise. The targeted services, particularly the e-commerce platform (shop.pcworld.com), are likely vectors for these attacks.

Total Events

2,187
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

425
account email domain = pcworld.com

Client Affected Events

1,762
service target = pcworld.com

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
5003331670
peak month 408
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events310
Share14%
Data breaches
Events1,877
Share86%
Infostealer logs (14%)
310events
Data breaches (86%)
1,877events

425 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 1,762 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

No Data Available

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

LummaC254
Redline50
Acreed31
StealC10
Rhadamanthys10
Vidar8
Blank Grabber2
Remus1
Millenium1

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1https://shop.pcworld.com173
  2. 2shop.pcworld.com144
  3. 3pcworld.com109
  4. 4https://shop.pcworld.com/sign_up108
  5. 5https://shop.pcworld.com/sign_in97
  6. 6www.pcworld.com75
  7. 7https://pcworld.com73
  8. 8https://shop.pcworld.com/checkout64
  9. 9shop.pcworld.com/sign_in64
  10. 10https://www.pcworld.com60

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
Events56
India
Events11
Colombia
Events9
Mozambique
Events7
United Kingdom
Events7
Spain
Events7
Pakistan
Events6
Philippines
Events6

Country Breakdown

  1. 1United States56
  2. 2India11
  3. 3Colombia9
  4. 4Mozambique7
  5. 5United Kingdom7
  6. 6Spain7
  7. 7Pakistan6
  8. 8Philippines6

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 1164
Windows 10 Enterprise x6418
Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 (64 Bit)15
Windows 10 Pro11
Windows 108

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
1,629
Combolist pools
248
Unattributed dumps

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