Breach Intelligence

6,875

Total breached databases

In February 2011, HBGary (hbgary.com), a US cybersecurity firm, allegedly suffered a data breach at the hands of the hacktivist collective Anonymous following its CEO's public claims to have identified members of the group. Reports suggest the attackers exfiltrated and published the internal email archives of several company executives. The exposed data allegedly comprised tens of thousands of email messages, from which approximately 7,000 distinct correspondent email addresses were recovered.
  • Date: Feb 2011
  • Domain: hbgary.com
  • Threat Actor: Anonymous
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Cybersecurity
  • Data: Email Addresses Messages
  • Records: 7,359
  • Lines: 159,988,035
  • Size: 11.02 GB
  • Passwords: No
In 2019, izzit.org allegedly suffered a data breach. izzit.org is a US educational nonprofit, operated by the Free To Choose Network, that provides free documentary videos and teaching resources to K-12 teachers. Reports suggest approximately 244,000 individuals were affected. The exposed data reportedly included email addresses, names, and passwords stored as salted MD5 and phpass hashes.
  • Date: 2019
  • Domain: izzit.org
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Education
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names
  • Records: 244,185
  • Lines: 244,186
  • Size: 17.75 MB
  • Passwords: MD5 Salted, PHPass
  • Cracked: 0%
In July 2016, the ChicagoRiders.us motorcycle-community forum allegedly suffered a data breach. It has been reported that the vBulletin-powered board was compromised, exposing approximately 4,200 members. The exposed data reportedly included email addresses, usernames, salted vBulletin password hashes, IP addresses and profile details.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity Social Profiles Websites
  • Records: 4,861
  • Lines: 494,069
  • Size: 88.48 MB
  • Passwords: vBulletin
  • Cracked: 0%
In 2012, agpestores.com, a US e-commerce platform hosting online stores for promotional-products retailers, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 150,000 customer records were exposed, including email addresses, names, phone numbers, postal addresses, store names, and passwords stored as MD5 hashes.
  • Date: 2012
  • Domain: agpestores.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: E-commerce & Retail
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Site Activity Company Information
  • Records: 151,399
  • Lines: 151,399
  • Size: 46.45 MB
  • Passwords: MD5
  • Cracked: 0%
The American Museum of Natural History (amnh.org), a natural history museum and research institution based in New York, allegedly had a portion of its entomology specimen database exposed. It has been reported that the dataset referenced approximately 120 individuals — the collectors, identifiers, and data-entry personnel credited on insect specimen records. The exposed information was limited to personal names, with no passwords or contact details present.
  • Domain: amnh.org
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Education
  • Data: Names
  • Records: 117
  • Lines: 7,388
  • Size: 2.87 MB
  • Passwords: No
In or around 2020, williamscapitaladvisors.com allegedly suffered a data breach. Williams Capital Advisors appears to be a US-based capital advisory firm. Reports suggest that a database backup from the company's WordPress websites and an internal staff-management application was exposed, containing fewer than 100 records and approximately 50 unique email addresses. The exposed data allegedly also included usernames, full names, phone numbers, birthdates, geographic locations, social profiles, and passwords stored as bcrypt and PHPass hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Usernames Genders Site Activity Social Profiles Websites Birthdates
  • Records: 63
  • Lines: 34,809
  • Size: 33.22 MB
  • Passwords: BCrypt, PHPass
  • Cracked: 0%
Sometime around 2020, Udaptive (udaptive.net), an adaptive-learning online education platform used for course delivery, allegedly suffered a data breach. It has been reported that approximately 600 individuals' records were exposed. The compromised data reportedly includes email addresses, names, usernames, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and site activity.
  • Date: 2020
  • Domain: udaptive.net
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Education
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Usernames Site Activity
  • Records: 627
  • Lines: 146,849
  • Size: 23.53 MB
  • Passwords: BCrypt
  • Cracked: 0%

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.