The Victims tag covers people and organizations harmed by cyberattacks, including breaches, scams, malware, identity theft, and data exposure.
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Victims are people, organizations, or public bodies that suffer harm from cyber-enabled activity, such as account compromise, fraud, unauthorized data access, malware, or service disruption. The term may describe both the directly compromised party and individuals whose information, devices, or accounts are affected through an incident involving another organization.
For security practitioners, victim impact guides triage and response: identify affected systems and data, contain access, preserve evidence, and restore trustworthy operations. Exposed personal or confidential information can create privacy and notification obligations, while compromised credentials or devices may enable further attacks against the victim or its contacts. Recording victim details in threat intelligence—such as the targeted sector, initial access method, and affected assets—can help identify campaigns and improve controls. Clear communication and support also matter, because victims need accurate guidance on credential resets, account monitoring, fraud reporting, and available remediation.
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Government organizations are targeted by attackers who know agencies cannot afford disruption to public services
New ClickLock macOS stealer locked victims out of their own system until they surrendered a password
Six-month phishing campaign used seasonal eCard lures to plant legitimate RMM tools on victims
Cyber threat actors are infecting victims with the Vidar stealer and the XMRig cryptocurrency miner in a new malicious campaign
Bitdefender researchers warned of curious ransomware campaign which has targeted businesses around the world
Report Fraud data reveals that more than half of 323 UK ransomware victims last year were SMEs
ESET details GentleKiller, the EDR-killer framework the Gentlemen ransomware gang gives affiliates
Rokarolla Android trojan steals banking logins and spies on victims while blocking fraud alerts
Nearly 26% of identity crime victims faced multiple incidents in the past year, as ITRC warns of a growing "multi-layered crisis"
Threat actors from the Silent Ransom Group, aka Luna Moth, are escalating attacks by impersonating IT staff in phone calls and even showing up in person to gain direct access to victim systems
ESET’s 2026 APT Activity Report suggests China-backed APTs are using instability in the region to target victims, as well as continuing activity against organizations around the globe
Premium Deception campaign uses 250 Android apps to silently sign victims up to paid services
The cybersecurity workers used their knowledge and skills to conduct ransomware attacks for notorious gang, rather than protect victims against them
UK, US and Canadian authorities have identified over 20,000 victims of approval phishing scams that trick users into handing over full crypto wallet access
Cryptocurrency scams alone cost victims over $7 billion, while AI-enabled fraud threats are on the rise, says FBI
The ICO has fined Police Scotland after it shared the entire contents of a victim’s phone with her alleged attacker
Black Kite reveals 26,000 unnamed corporate victims linked to 136 third-party breaches
Oasis Security reveals how a new ClawJacked vulnerability could allow attackers to silently take over a victim’s OpenClaw agent
UNC2814 hit 53 victims in 42 countries with novel backdoor in decade long cyber espionage operation
Searchlight Cyber reports a 30% annual increase in ransomware victim numbers in 2025