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TheHatman

1 story · 0 in the wild · August 17, 2026 – August 17, 2026

evidence: 1 claimed

how they got in

  • stolen credentials 1 · Aug 17

sectors

  • energy 1 · Aug 17
  • finance 1 · Aug 17
  • healthcare 1 · Aug 17
  • manufacturing 1 · Aug 17
  • technology 1 · Aug 17

techniques

  • credential access 1 · Aug 17

attack phases seen

  • Collection 1 · Aug 17
  • Initial access 1 · Aug 17

what we reported, newest first, grouped by story

August 17, 2026

  • theHatman selling ~3.6M Azure/Entra records from Fortune 500 tenants. The actor claims to have exfiltrated employee and identity databases after gaining access via compromised credentials; Unit 42 hasn't verified the intrusion vector but recommends credential-attack mitigations, warning of downstream social engineering (BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek). · Aug 17 · claimed · via stolen credentials · Cloud & Identity