Breach Intelligence

6,875

Total breached databases

In 2013, the statewide voter registration database for Florida was allegedly leaked online as part of a wider exposure of U.S. state voter records. Reports suggest the database contained approximately 12.5 million Florida voters. The exposed data allegedly included full names, current and previous physical addresses, dates of birth, genders, and government-issued voter ID numbers. No passwords were included in the data.
  • Date: 2013
  • Domain: florida.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Data: Names Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Personal Information
  • Records: 12,539,780
  • Lines: 12,539,780
  • Size: 1.78 GB
  • Passwords: No
In October 2018, the Pennsylvania Voter Database, associated with voter registration, was breached and made available for download. The breach exposed information on approximately 8.5 million records. Among the compromised data were voter IDs, full names, physical and previous addresses, dates of birth, genders, voter status, voter history, and phone numbers.
  • Date: Oct 2018
  • Domain: pa.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Political Affiliation
  • Records: 8,522,871
  • Lines: 8,522,871
  • Size: 5.26 GB
  • Passwords: No
In October 2018, the North Carolina voter database was made available on an illegal forum. This database holds records pertaining to the voter registration list of North Carolina, USA. It includes data on approximately 8.1 million individuals. Among the compromised data were voter IDs, full names, physical locations, previous physical addresses, dates of birth, genders, voter statuses, voter histories, and phone numbers.
  • Date: Oct 2018
  • Domain: nc.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Political Affiliation
  • Records: 8,341,013
  • Lines: 8,341,016
  • Size: 3.65 GB
  • Passwords: No
In September 2018, a voter registration database for the US state of Ohio was allegedly made publicly available on a hacking forum. The data originates from Ohio's publicly maintained voter rolls. Reports suggest the file contained approximately 8 million records of registered voters. The exposed data included full names, dates of birth, residential and previous physical addresses, state voter ID numbers, and voter status/history. No passwords were included.
  • Date: Sep 2018
  • Domain: ohio.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Personal Information
  • Records: 8,020,667
  • Lines: 8,020,668
  • Size: 3.8 GB
  • Passwords: No
In 2017, the Michigan voter database was made available on a hacking forum. Among the compromised data were voter IDs, full names, physical addresses, previous addresses, dates of birth, genders, voter status, voter history, and phone numbers. The breach reportedly exposed approximately 7.36 million records.
  • Date: 2017
  • Domain: michigan.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Political Affiliation
  • Records: 7,397,641
  • Lines: 7,397,642
  • Size: 3.63 GB
  • Passwords: No
Sometime before 2018, the U.S. state of Georgia's voter registration database was allegedly leaked and later distributed on a public hacking forum. Reports suggest the data covered approximately 6.7 million registered Georgia voters. The exposed records reportedly included full names, residential and mailing addresses, dates of birth, genders, race, and voter registration identifiers. It has been reported that the dataset contained no email addresses or passwords.
  • Date: 2018
  • Domain: georgia.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Personal Information
  • Records: 6,684,811
  • Lines: 6,684,811
  • Size: 1.47 GB
  • Passwords: No
The Colorado 2017 Voter Database, containing approximately 3.6 million records, was uploaded on a hacking forum. Compromised data includes Voter IDs, Full Names, Physical Addresses, Previous Addresses, Dates of Birth, Genders, Phone Numbers, and Voter Status. The breach does not include any passwords or email addresses.
More information on similar breaches can be found on RF Database Index.
  • Date: 2017
  • Domain: colorado.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Political Affiliation
  • Records: 3,525,884
  • Lines: 3,525,885
  • Size: 1.25 GB
  • Passwords: No

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.