This week ·
American universities and companies
How they got in, as reported. Stolen or reused passwords.
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- 1 Oct 2026
- Place
- United States
- Who
- American universities and companies · Education
- The way in
- Stolen or reused passwords
- Source
- The Record
01 · What was reported
What was reported.
An Iranian national was extradited from Montenegro for his role in an expansive spearphishing campaign operated by the Mabna Institute on behalf of the IRGC. The campaign compromised about 8,000 email accounts across 144 U.S....
The way in, as the source states it: stolen or reused passwords.
02 · What we check for it
What we check for it.
Your firm's addresses in monitored breach databases.
03 · Source
Source.
Source: The Record ↗This page repeats what the source reported, with its date. It says nothing about any firm that is not named in it.