The reason for this is not a lack of security-related activities, but rather the temporal decoupling between actual attacks and public visibility. Companies and authorities often avoid making incidents public immediately at the beginning of the year for fear of reputational damage, regulatory consequences or operational uncertainties. For a fact-based LeakWatch analysis, this means that reliable primary sources are rare this week and a traditional listing of individual incidents would inevitably be speculative. Calendar week 52 and 53 2025, security incidents, IT scandals and alertsCalendar weeks 52 and 53 are a coherent phase in operational terms. LeakWatch is designed as a periodic security and leak analysis format that is created in the style of igor’sLAB and using specific specifications.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2026 11:17 UTC