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softpedia.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 approximately 63,021 clients and 497 employees, primarily driven by historical data breaches (87.5%) and active infostealer logs (12.5%). The period from July 2025 to June 2026 shows a notable surge in client-related events, particularly in March 2026. Malware families like LummaC2 and Redline are prevalent, suggesting credential harvesting and data exfiltration are active threats. The exposure is linked to "Combolist sources" within leak repositories, indicating compromised credentials are the primary vector. Given the high risk score of 98 and the sheer volume of client data breaches and infostealer activity, this event warrants immediate attention. The focus should be on identifying and mitigating the impact of compromised credentials, particularly those associated with the "forum.softpedia.com" services, and enhancing defenses against LummaC2 and Redline malware. Prioritizing remediation efforts on credential reset campaigns and strengthening authentication mechanisms for both clients and employees is crucial to prevent further compromise.

Total Events

63,518
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

497
account email domain = softpedia.com

Client Affected Events

63,021
service target = softpedia.com

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
20,00013,3336,6670
peak month 18,104
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events7,967
Share13%
Data breaches
Events55,551
Share88%
Infostealer logs (13%)
7,967events
Data breaches (88%)
55,551events

497 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 63,021 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

Windows Defender110
McAfee VirusScan34
Windows Defender.17
Windows Defender ESET Security.2
Windows Defender McAfee 360 Total Security.2
Windows Defender [ON]1
Windows Defender FortiClient.1
Windows Defender Avast Antivirus.1
Windows Defender 360 Total Security.1

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

LummaC21,520
Redline1,497
Rhadamanthys733
Acreed476
Vidar455
StealC186
RisePro145
Remus55
Raccoon49

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1https://forum.softpedia.com/index.php9,003
  2. 2forum.softpedia.com/index.php6,204
  3. 3https://forum.softpedia.com5,245
  4. 4forum.softpedia.com5,135
  5. 5softpedia.com2,540
  6. 6https://www.softpedia.com1,831
  7. 7https://softpedia.com1,703
  8. 8www.softpedia.com1,345
  9. 9https://forum.softpedia.com/1,284
  10. 10https://www.softpedia.com/951

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.

Romania
Events2,546
United States
Events171
India
Events169
Egypt
Events156
Brazil
Events135
Philippines
Events101
United Kingdom
Events87
Pakistan
Events87

Country Breakdown

  1. 1Romania2,546
  2. 2United States171
  3. 3India169
  4. 4Egypt156
  5. 5Brazil135
  6. 6Philippines101
  7. 7United Kingdom87
  8. 8Pakistan87

Services Classification Distribution

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

WordPress14
Git2

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 10 Enterprise x64766
Windows 11461
Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19045) x64383
Windows 10 Pro341
Windows 10 22H2 build 19045 (64 Bit)338

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
55,459
Combolist pools
92
Unattributed dumps

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