Breach Intelligence

2,850

Total breached databases

In October 2024, almost 20GB of data containing 1.3M unique email addresses from motorcycle supplies store Dennis Kirk was circulated. Dating back to September 2021, the data also contained purchases from the online store along with customer names, phone numbers and postcodes. Dennis Kirk did not respond to multiple attempts to make contact about the breach
  • Data: Email Addresses Geographic Locations Names Order Information Phone Numbers
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 6,570,000
  • Number of lines: 6,570,000
  • Size: 10.38 GB
  • Passwords: No
In approximately January 2016, the eGaming website PESGaming suffered a data breach that impacted 226k users. The breach included Usernames, IP Addresses, Email addresses and Passwords stored as vBulletin hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses IP Addresses Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 225,922
  • Number of lines: 226,213
  • Size: 19.47 MB
  • Passwords: vBulletin
  • Cracked: 0%
In approximately November 2017, the website forums of UFC Fight Club (forums.ufcfightclub.com) suffered a data breach that impacted 239k users. The breach included Email Addresses, IP addresses, Usernames and Passwords stored as md5 hashes or no passwords.
  • Data: Email Addresses IP Addresses Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 239,316
  • Number of lines: 239,349
  • Size: 15.87 MB
  • Passwords: vBulletin
  • Cracked: 0%
In January 2022, the website for jobseekers known as Malakye suffered a data breach. The breach included Email addresses, Full names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses and Professions. In total, 232k users were affected.
  • Data: Email Addresses Job Information Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 232,350
  • Number of lines: 343,357
  • Size: 106.99 MB
  • Passwords: No
In approximately September 2016, the Forum for the Playstation News website PlayStation Universe suffered a data breach that impacted 226k users. The leak led to the exposure of data including Usernames, Email addresses, Dates of birth, IP Addresses and Passwords stored as vBulletin hashes.
  • Data: Birthdates Email Addresses IP Addresses Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 226,601
  • Number of lines: 226,793
  • Size: 115.07 MB
  • Passwords: vBulletin
  • Cracked: 79%
In early 2023, cl.puma.com, the Chilean e-commerce platform for Puma, reportedly experienced a data breach affecting approximately 237,013 customer records. The incident, shared on hacking forums and reported by multiple cybersecurity sources, involved data allegedly stolen from Puma’s Chile-based online store. Among the compromised information were names, email addresses, and phone numbers. No passwords were included.
  • Date: 2023
  • Domain: cl.puma.com
  • Category: E-commerce & Retail
  • Records Announced: 237,013
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 237,011
  • Number of lines: 967,414
  • Size: 84.09 MB
  • Passwords: No
In May 2017, Bell, a Canadian telecommunications company, allegedly suffered a data breach that exposed millions of customer records. The data was later leaked online with a message from the attacker claiming it was released due to Bell’s lack of cooperation and threatening further disclosures. The incident reportedly exposed more than 2 million unique email addresses and 153,000 survey results dating back to 2011 and 2012. In addition, 162 Bell employee records containing names, phone numbers, and plain text passcodes were also compromised.
  • Date: May 15, 2017
  • Domain: bell.ca
  • Country: Canada
  • Category: Telecommunications
  • Records Announced: 2,231,256
  • Source: haveibeenpwned.com
  • Data: Email Addresses Geographic Locations IP Addresses Job Information Languages Names Passwords Phone Numbers Site Activity Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 3,658,570
  • Number of lines: 3,666,387
  • Size: 351.7 MB
  • Passwords: Plaintext

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.