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venturebeat.com Domain Breach Exposure Report

Risk Score

High Risk

Massive event volume or critical assets compromised.

AI Findings Summary

Critical

The domain venturebeat.com has experienced a significant number of data breach and infostealer events over the past year, totaling 1270 incidents. The majority of these events, 1137, are classified as historical data breaches, with 133 also identified as active infostealer logs. This indicates a substantial exposure of sensitive information, potentially affecting both employees and clients, as evidenced by the 261 employee-related and 1009 client-related events. The timeline shows a peak in client-related events in March 2026 and a notable increase in employee-related events in January 2026, suggesting a sustained period of compromise. The high volume of data breaches and infostealer activity, coupled with the involvement of malware families like LummaC2 and Redline, elevates the risk to venturebeat.com. The presence of 1137 historical data breaches, with 973 originating from combolist sources and 164 from database dumps, points to a widespread compromise of credentials. Remediation should focus on comprehensive credential hygiene, including mandatory password resets, multi-factor authentication enforcement for all accounts, and enhanced monitoring for suspicious login activity. Prioritizing the investigation of the targeted services, particularly user registration and membership plan pages, is crucial to understanding the initial vector and extent of the breaches.

Total Events

1,270
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

261
account email domain = venturebeat.com

Client Affected Events

1,009
service target = venturebeat.com

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
250167830
peak month 236
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events133
Share11%
Data breaches
Events1,137
Share90%
Infostealer logs (11%)
133events
Data breaches (90%)
1,137events

261 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 1,009 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

No Data Available

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

LummaC220
Redline19
StealC4
Acreed4
Rhadamanthys3
RisePro2
Remus1
Vidar1

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1venturebeat.com113
  2. 2https://venturebeat.com89
  3. 3https://users.venturebeat.com/register/44
  4. 4users.venturebeat.com/register/42
  5. 5https://venturebeat.com/venturebeat-membership-plans/32
  6. 6https://venturebeat.com/31
  7. 7venturebeat.com/29
  8. 8venturebeat.com/venturebeat-membership-plans/27
  9. 9https://users.venturebeat.com25
  10. 10users.venturebeat.com23

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
Events22
India
Events9
Netherlands
Events6
Germany
Events6
United Kingdom
Events4
China
Events3
France
Events3
Japan
Events3

Country Breakdown

  1. 1United States22
  2. 2India9
  3. 3Netherlands6
  4. 4Germany6
  5. 5United Kingdom4
  6. 6China3
  7. 7France3
  8. 8Japan3

Services Classification Distribution

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

FortiNet VPN4
Pulse Secure4
Citrix2

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 1135
Windows 11 Home Single Language (10.0.22631) x644
Windows Server 2003 x324
Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 (64 Bit)3
Windows 10 Enterprise x642

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
973
Combolist pools
164
Unattributed dumps

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