SBA Research — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
5
occurrences
First Seen
November 19, 2025
Last Seen
November 22, 2025

SBA Research is a organization tracked across 2 threat clusters and 5 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 19, 2025; most recent activity November 22, 2025.

Overview

SBA Research is a cybersecurity research organization in Europe that conducts threat intelligence and vulnerability research, publishing findings and collaborating with industry partners to advance information security. It is positioned as a notable actor in the cybersecurity ecosystem due to its research outputs and contribution to defensive knowledge. The entity helps inform defenders and policymakers by highlighting high-impact vulnerabilities and security risks.

Related Threat Clusters

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    56 articles · Updated November 18, 2025
  • WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposes Data of 3.5 Billion Users

    A significant security flaw in WhatsApp's discovery system allowed researchers to access the phone numbers and personal information of approximately 3.5 billion users globally. The vulnerability, which exploited a…

    37 articles · Updated November 28, 2025

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • WhatsApp API flaw let researchers scrape 3.5 billion accounts — Bleepingcomputer · November 22, 2025
  • Major WhatsApp vulnerability discovered, putting 3.5 billion users at risk — Thenews.Pk · November 21, 2025
  • WhatsApp security flaw exposes 3.5 billion people's phone numbers — Independent · November 20, 2025
  • WhatsApp flaw allowed discovery of the 3.5 billion mobile numbers registered to the platform — Csoonline · November 19, 2025
  • Researchers discover security vulnerability in WhatsApp — News.Ycombinator · November 19, 2025

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