Alleged Data Breach of the European Economic Association (EEA)

About the European Economic Association (EEA)

The European Economic Association (EEA) is a professional academic body focused on the advancement of economics as a science. The EEA organizes annual congresses that attract thousands of economists, researchers, and students from institutions around the world.

The EEA Congress 2025 is one of the association’s flagship events, featuring academic presentations, networking, and research collaboration across the economics discipline.

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📌 Overview

On July 18, 2025, a threat actor operating under the alias 888 publicly leaked a dataset allegedly taken from the European Economic Association (EEA) Congress. The dataset was posted for free download on an underground forum.

The leaked data reportedly includes information from 4,600 unique users who registered or participated in EEA events.

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