Breach Intelligence

6,875

Total breached databases

University of California 2020

University of California 2020

In December 2020, the University of California allegedly suffered a data breach as part of the wider campaign against Accellion's legacy File Transfer Appliance (FTA). The University of California is a public university system serving students and staff across multiple California campuses. Reports suggest the incident exposed data on approximately 156,000 individuals. The compromised information allegedly included email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical and geographic locations, Social Security numbers, genders, job information, birthdates, ethnicities, and education-related details. No passwords were exposed.
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Social Security Numbers Genders Job Information Birthdates Ethnicities Education
  • Records: 287,424
  • Lines: 3,926,081
  • Size: 111.12 MB
  • Passwords: No
bear.tax 2023

bear.tax 2023

Sometime before August 2023, the cryptocurrency tax software BearTax (bear.tax) allegedly suffered a data breach. BearTax is a US-based platform that helps users calculate and file taxes on their cryptocurrency transactions. Reports suggest the exposed data included account credentials and personal details for approximately 126,000 individuals. The compromised records allegedly contained email addresses, names, and passwords stored as both plaintext and BCrypt hashes.
  • Date: 2023
  • Domain: bear.tax
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Finance & Payments
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names
  • Records: 1,092,702
  • Lines: 30,154,044
  • Size: 1.58 GB
  • Passwords: BCrypt, Plaintext
Longhorn Imaging 2023

Longhorn Imaging 2023

Sensitive
In June 2023, Longhorn Imaging, a US medical imaging company, allegedly suffered a data breach. It has been reported that approximately 272,000 patient records were exposed. The compromised data reportedly includes patient and physician names, dates of birth, genders, treatment and institution information, and geographic details.
  • Data: Names Geographic Locations Health Information Genders Company Information Birthdates
  • Records: 272,000
  • Lines: 303
  • Size: 1.17 GB
  • Passwords: No
Utah Gun Exchange 2020

Utah Gun Exchange 2020

In July 2020, the US-based online firearms and ammunition classifieds marketplace Utah Gun Exchange, along with several associated websites, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest the data was traded online and that approximately 235,000 unique individuals were affected. The exposed records allegedly included email addresses, usernames, names, genders, IP addresses, geographic and website data, and passwords stored as PHPass hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Geographic Locations Usernames Genders IP Addresses Site Activity Websites Languages
  • Records: 280,889
  • Lines: 282,335
  • Size: 53.41 MB
  • Passwords: PHPass
  • Cracked: 31%
Figure 2026

Figure 2026

In February 2026, data obtained from the fintech lending platform Figure was publicly posted online. The exposed data, dating back to January 2026, contained over 900k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and dates of birth. Figure confirmed the incident and attributed it to a social engineering attack in which an employee was tricked into providing access.
  • Data: Birthdates Email Addresses Geographic Locations Government IDs Names Phone Numbers Site Activity Social Security Numbers
  • Records: 1,410,809
  • Lines: 1,410,809
  • Size: 5.38 GB
  • Passwords: No
247Hire 2022

247Hire 2022

In approximately July 2022, the US-based IT recruitment and staffing service 247Hire allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest the incident exposed approximately 50,000 candidate records, including email addresses, names, job titles, US locations, and visa statuses.
  • Data: Email Addresses Geographic Locations Usernames Credit Card Information Site Activity Job Information
  • Records: 139,385
  • Lines: 50,047
  • Size: 5.16 GB
  • Passwords: No
Stayful 2016

Stayful 2016

In approximately January 2016, the US hotel booking website Stayful allegedly suffered a data breach impacting approximately 184,000 users. Reports suggest the exposed data included email addresses, full names, usernames, phone numbers, geographic locations, genders, Facebook IDs, and passwords stored as salted SHA-256 hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Usernames Government IDs Genders Site Activity Social Profiles
  • Records: 180,595
  • Lines: 18,318,629
  • Size: 452.8 MB
  • Passwords: SHA-256 Salted
  • Cracked: 20%

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.