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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · May 27

🚨 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰 - 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 🚨

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 2h

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇫🇷France - Volkswagen Group France

Qilin ransomware group claims to have breached Volkswagen Group France, a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG.

No official confirmation has been issued by the company.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 2h

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇪🇸Spain - SICE (Sociedad Ibérica de Construcciones Eléctricas)

Qilin hacking group claims to have breached SICE.

No official confirmation has been issued by the company.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 3h

🚨🛰️ Houston, we have a leak

www.wired.com/story/satell...

Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 17h

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇪🇸Spain - Club Lleuresport

Qilin hacking group claims to have breached Club Lleuresport.

Allegedly, the attack led to the exfiltration of 54 GB of data.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 18h

🟧 #HackTuesday 🟧

Hack Tuesday: Week 08 - 14 October 2025

⚠️235 cyber attacks across 40 countries ⚠️

More details:
hackmanac.com/news/hack-tu...

Hackmanac HACK TUESDAY WEEK 08 - 14 OCT 2025

HACK TUESDAY WEEK 08 - 14 OCT 2025: 235 CYBERATTACKS ACROSS 40 COUNTRIES

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 1d

🚨Cyber Alert ‼️

🇪🇸Spain - FC Barcelona

A threat actor hijacked FC Barcelona’s official Instagram account (144M followers) to promote a fake Solana-based token on the memecoin platform Pump Fun.

Source:
protos.com/fc-barcelona...

FC Barcelona Instagram hacker made $26K in Pump Fun rewards

FC Barcelona's official Instagram account was hacked to promote a phony crypto project that pulled in $3.5M in volume.

protos.com

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 1d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇮🇩Indonesia - Indaco Warna Dunia

Nova hacking group claims to have breached Indaco Warna Dunia.

According to the attackers, 5.4 GB of data have been exfiltrated.

Ransom deadline: 17 October 2025.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 1d

🚨Threat actors abused Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge to gain unauthorized access to user devices.

Source:
thehackernews.com/2025/10/micr...

Microsoft Locks Down IE Mode After Hackers Turned Legacy Feature Into Backdoor

Microsoft restricts IE Mode in Edge after threat actors exploited Chakra engine flaws for remote access.

thehackernews.com

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 1d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇪🇸Spain - UNDEFASA

Black Nevas hacking group claims to have breached UNDEFASA.

According to the attackers, 2.3 TB of data (102,634 files) have been exfiltrated.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 1d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇳🇱Netherlands - Bun

ThreeAM hacking group claims to have breached Bun. Samples have been provided.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 1d

🚨Cyber Update‼️

🇺🇸USA - Harvard University

As we hinted in our October 11 post, Harvard is now investigating a breach linked to an Oracle zero-day exploit.

Update source:
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 1d

🚨 Microsoft Defender Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Bypass Authentication

Source:
cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-de...

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 2d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇩🇪Germany - Yunex Traffic

Crimson Collective hacking group claims to have breached Yunex Traffic, exfiltrating at least 1TB of data.

The group hinted at potentially targeting Siemens and Mundys next.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 2d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇺🇸USA - Michigan City, Indiana

Obscura hacking group claims to have breached Michigan City, Indiana.

According to the attackers, the time to pay the ransom has expired and 450 GB of data have now been leaked.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 2d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇲🇦 Morocco - La Voie Express

Medusa hacking group claims to have breached La Voie Express. Samples have been provided.

Ransom demand: $100,000.
Ransom deadline: 20 October 2025.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 2d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇯🇵Japan - Mandom Corporation

WorldLeaks hacking group claims to have breached Mandom Corporation.

Ransom deadline: 13th October 2025.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 4d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇪🇸Spain - CAPARRÓS NATURE

Qilin ransomware group claims to have breached CAPARRÓS NATURE.

According to the attackers, 461 GB of data have been exfiltrated, with samples provided.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 4d

🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia - Sunbulah Group

Sinobi hacking group claims to have breached Sunbulah Group.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 4d

🚨Cyber Alert ‼️

🇯🇵 Japan - Nintendo

Crimson Collective hacking group, known for the breach on Red Hat, now claims to have breached Nintendo.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 4d

🚨🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

🇺🇸USA - Harvard University

Cl0p hacking group claims to have breached Harvard University.

N.B: A zero-day vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite is under active exploitation by the Cl0p ransomware group.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 5d

💡 Stay ahead with strategic, actionable cyber threat intelligence and discover more on hackrisk.io!

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 5d

🌍 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 is the most impacted country of the week (5.63, +20%), followed by USA (5.32, +7%), and France (5.22, +6%)
💣 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗽𝘀𝘂𝘀$ 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 is the most dangerous Threat Actor (5.81%) and the 2nd new entry of the week, followed by Gunra (5.72), 3rd new entry, and Qilin (5.24, -1%)

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 5d

📊 𝟮𝟰𝟰 cyber attacks analysed (+2% compared to previous week)
📉 Global average ESIX©: 𝟰.𝟲𝟮 (0%)
🏥 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 is the most impacted industry (Weighted Avg. ESIX© 5.27, +3%), followed by Energy / Utilities (5.26), first new entry of the week, and ICT (5.22, +12%)

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 5d

📈 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗫© 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (+𝟭𝟰%) 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 (+𝟮𝟬%) 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗶 (+𝟭𝟭%) 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀.

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Hackmanac @hackmanac.com · 5d

🚨 First #RiskFriday of October! 🚀

👉 Here are our insights of the week based on our proprietary ESIX© (Estimated Severity Index). We use this metric to measure the operational, financial (direct and indirect), technical, and reputational impact of cyber attacks.

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