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Every story here is a real threat we identified and documented with the help of our products — phishing campaigns, fake profiles, leaked credentials, counterfeit listings. No names, no noise. Just the facts.

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Phishing Financial Services

Multiple lookalike domains targeting a regional bank — caught before launch

Notmining Platform helped identify a cluster of newly registered domains mimicking a regional bank's brand shortly after registration, supporting early response before launch. The bank's security team was alerted and coordinated with registrars to suspend the implicated domains.

Detected in hours 0 users reached Multiple domains suspended
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Impersonation E-commerce

Fake Instagram store selling counterfeit products under a real brand name

Notmining Guard identified a fraudulent Instagram account using a well-known e-commerce brand's logo, name and product images to sell counterfeit goods. The account had already built a meaningful audience before detection.

Detected in hours 1 account reported
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Data Exposure SaaS / Technology

Employee credentials found on a dark web forum before internal IT was aware

A Data Exposure Scan flagged a batch of corporate email and password combinations posted on a dark web forum. The credentials belonged to multiple employees and came from a third-party breach. The company coordinated securing the affected accounts shortly after.

Detected in a short time multiple accounts secured
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Brand Abuse Retail

Counterfeit product listings across multiple marketplaces using stolen brand assets

Notmining Guard helped identify dozens of counterfeit product listings across global and regional marketplaces, all using the client's official product photography and brand name. With the collected evidence, the team was able to file abuse reports through each marketplace's process.

Dozens of listings identified Multiple platforms covered
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Phishing Insurance

Phishing site cloning an insurer's login page — active for under 4 hours

Notmining Platform helped identify a near-perfect clone of an insurance company's customer portal shortly after going live. The site was collecting login credentials and policy numbers. The client's security team was alerted and the hosting provider notified before significant damage occurred.

Detected in a short time ⏱️ Site live for a few hours
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Impersonation Professional Services

Fake X profile impersonating a firm's CEO to solicit wire transfers

Notmining Guard flagged an X profile using the name, photo and job title of a consulting firm's CEO. The fake profile had already contacted clients requesting urgent wire transfers. Using the evidence package, the team reported it to the platform and it was removed after review.

Detected in hours Profile removed
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Defacement Public Sector

Municipal website defaced with political messaging — detected in minutes

Notmining Platform helped detect a defacement of a municipal government website within minutes of the attack. The homepage had been replaced with political messaging. The IT team was alerted and restored the site from backup shortly after.

Detected in minutes Restored quickly
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Data Exposure Healthcare

Patient data references found in a paste site — traced to a misconfigured API

Data Exposure Scan flagged references to a healthcare provider's domain in a public paste site, including partial patient record identifiers. Investigation traced the leak to a misconfigured API endpoint. The provider patched the issue and started the notification process the same day.

Found via Data Exposure Scan Patched the same day
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Brand Abuse Food & Beverage

Fake franchise websites collecting deposits from prospective franchisees

Notmining Platform helped identify websites falsely advertising franchise opportunities for a well-known food brand, complete with forged contracts and fake contact details. The sites attempted to collect deposits from victims. The alert supported coordination with the brand's legal team and initiation of the reporting process.

Multiple sites identified Legal team engaged
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