Breach Intelligence

2,850

Total breached databases

In approximately May 2020, the Gaming forum GamerSoul suffered a data breach. The attack led to the exposure of data including Email addresses and Passwords stored as both VBulletin & Bcrypt hashes (Most are VBulletin). In total, 152k users were affected. The website is now defunct.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 152,373
  • Number of lines: 152,440
  • Size: 8.16 MB
  • Passwords: vBulletin
  • Cracked: 79%
In August 2021, Have Fun Teaching, a website offering educational resources and teaching materials to make learning enjoyable and effective for students, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest that approximately 79,715 records were compromised, which included email addresses, names, physical locations, IP addresses, and phone numbers.
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations IP Addresses
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 79,715
  • Number of lines: 79,753
  • Size: 85.29 MB
  • Passwords: No
In January 2022, LeakedReality, an uncensored video website, experienced an alleged data breach. LeakedReality was known for hosting and sharing graphic and controversial video content from various global events. Reports suggest that approximately 114,578 records were compromised in the incident. Exposed data included email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, and passwords, which were encrypted using MD5 and PHPass hashing algorithms.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames IP Addresses
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 114,578
  • Number of lines: 114,624
  • Size: 9.35 MB
  • Passwords: MD5, PHPass
  • Cracked: 0%
In January 2020, Noiz.gg, a gaming-related platform potentially involving gaming communities or game management tools, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest the incident affected approximately 14,229 records. The data compromised includes email addresses, usernames, names, and passwords stored using BCrypt hashing.
  • Date: Jan 2020
  • Domain: noiz.gg
  • Category: Gaming
  • Records Announced: 14,225
  • Source: noiz.gg
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 14,229
  • Number of lines: 14,246
  • Size: 1.59 MB
  • Passwords: BCrypt
  • Cracked: 0%
In January 2016, Battlefy, an online platform for hosting esports tournaments, allegedly experienced a data breach. It has been reported that approximately 89,327 records were compromised. The data exposed included email addresses, usernames, and passwords encrypted with BCrypt and SHA-1 Salted.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 89,327
  • Number of lines: 89,612
  • Size: 8.15 MB
  • Passwords: BCrypt, SHA-1 Salted
  • Cracked: 43%
In February 2016, the website sktorrent.eu, associated with torrent file sharing, was allegedly attacked resulting in a data breach. Reports suggest that approximately 118,608 records were compromised. The data exposed included email addresses, usernames, and passwords stored in plaintext.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 118,608
  • Number of lines: 118,644
  • Size: 4.58 MB
  • Passwords: Plaintext
In July 2015, Hemmakväll, a Swedish retail company specializing in the rental and sale of movies and video games, allegedly suffered a data breach. It has been reported that approximately 50,639 records were compromised. The exposed data included names, email addresses, physical locations, phone numbers, and passwords stored using the MD5 hashing algorithm.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Government IDs Site Activity Tax IDs Birthdates
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 50,639
  • Number of lines: 50,658
  • Size: 10.55 MB
  • Passwords: MD5
  • Cracked: 64%

Frequently Asked Questions

A data breach is unauthorized access to data (often involving account takeover, malware, or misconfigured infrastructure). A data leak is exposure of data due to mistakes like public cloud storage, open databases, or accidental publishing. A database dump is a packaged dataset that may come from a breach, leak, scraping, or aggregation.

Change passwords for any affected accounts immediately, prioritizing email, banking, and any account that shares the same password. Enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible. Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity and consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze if financial data was exposed.

Start with containment and verification: confirm what data was exposed, identify the entry point, rotate credentials (especially SSO, VPN, email), and enforce MFA. Then investigate affected systems, notify stakeholders as required, and harden controls to prevent recurrence. A structured incident response plan helps keep the work measurable and compliant.

Dark web monitoring helps you spot exposure signals early — before stolen data is widely reused for account takeover or targeted attacks. Monitoring complements vulnerability management by revealing when attackers already have leverage. Pair it with continuous attack surface monitoring and strong Asset Discovery to reduce blind spots.

Not always. Some datasets are old, incomplete, or derived from third parties. However, any exposure increases risk because credentials and personal data can be reused indefinitely. Treat it as a priority signal: rotate credentials, enforce MFA, review suspicious logins, and audit the systems that could have produced the data.

SynScan helps you connect the dots between attack surface exposure, vulnerabilities, and breach signals so you can prioritize remediation and reduce the chance of repeat incidents.