A pro-Iranian hacktivist group known as Cyber Fattah has reportedly leaked thousands of personal records connected to athletes and visitors of the Saudi Games. The cybersecurity firm Resecurity revealed that the breach was announced on Telegram on June 22, 2025, via SQL database dumps, describing it as part of a coordinated information campaign “orchestrated by Iran and its affiliated groups.”
According to Resecurity, the attackers gained unauthorised access to phpMyAdmin, a web-based database management tool, and extracted the stored data. The company described the breach as an example of Iran using cyberattacks as a tool for propaganda, targeting major sports and cultural events in line with anti-U.S., anti-Israel, and anti-Saudi narratives.
The compromised data is believed to have originated from the official website of the 2024 Saudi Games and was later distributed on DarkForums, a cybercrime platform that has grown in prominence following the repeated shutdowns of BreachForums. A user with the alias ZeroDayX, likely a throwaway account, posted the data to promote the breach.
The leaked files reportedly include IT credentials, email addresses of government officials, and personal information of athletes and attendees—such as passport copies, ID cards, bank statements, medical records, and other sensitive documents.
Resecurity noted that Cyber Fattah’s actions reflect a wider pattern of Middle Eastern hacktivism, where cyberattacks are used as a form of political activism. The group, which refers to itself as an “Iranian cyber team,” has previously targeted Israeli and Western digital assets and governmental bodies.
Cyber Fattah is also said to work alongside other regional threat groups, including the 313 Team, which took credit for a DDoS attack on Truth Social following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Resecurity concluded that this latest incident may signal a strategic shift in Cyber Fattah’s focus—from primarily Israel-focused operations to broader campaigns aimed at Saudi Arabia and the United States.