Breach Intelligence

6,875

Total breached databases

Sometime around September 2018, the U.S. vacation-rental platform RedAwning (redawning.com) allegedly suffered a data breach that was publicly disclosed on an underground forum in November 2022. The exposed Drupal database contained approximately 100,000 records covering registered users, newsletter subscribers, property inquiries and channel bookings. Reports suggest the compromised data included email addresses, hashed passwords (Drupal), full names, phone numbers, physical addresses, geographic locations, usernames, genders, account activity timestamps and language preferences.
  • Date: Sep 6, 2018
  • Domain: redawning.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Travel
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Usernames Genders Site Activity Languages
  • Records: 155,899
  • Lines: 29,398,046
  • Size: 3.34 GB
  • Passwords: Drupal
  • Cracked: 54534%
In June 2022, the online vape and electronic cigarette parts retailer VapePartsMart (vpm.com) allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 140,000 user records were exposed, including email addresses, usernames, names, IP addresses, phone numbers, geographic locations and passwords stored as WordPress phpass hashes.
  • Date: Jun 2022
  • Domain: vpm.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: E-commerce & Retail
  • Source: vpm.com
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity Websites
  • Records: 1,295,335
  • Lines: 21,330,158
  • Size: 1.57 GB
  • Passwords: WordPress
  • Cracked: 0%
In October 2018, GoldSilver (goldsilver.com), a US-based online bullion dealer and precious metals education platform, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 330,000 customer and mailing list subscriber records were exposed, including email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, IP addresses, passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes, and security questions and answers. In a smaller number of cases, the compromised data also included passport details, social security numbers, partial credit card data, bank account information, and order histories.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Security Hints Credit Card Information Bank Account Information Order Information Passports Social Security Numbers IP Addresses Site Activity
  • Records: 432,744
  • Lines: 14,481
  • Size: 1.8 GB
  • Passwords: MD5, MD5 Salted
  • Cracked: 0%
Sometime before 2015, ask.cjh.org allegedly suffered a data breach. The affected system was the Kayako helpdesk supporting the Center for Jewish History's "Ask a Librarian" service. Reports suggest approximately 7,500 individuals were exposed, including email addresses, SHA-1 hashed passwords, names, phone numbers, usernames, IP addresses, geographic location data, and site activity records.
  • Date: 2015
  • Domain: ask.cjh.org
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Non-Profit & Charities
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity
  • Records: 42,163
  • Lines: 11,309,750
  • Size: 564.42 MB
  • Passwords: SHA-1
  • Cracked: 0%
Sometime in 2012, VBCoderz.com allegedly suffered a data breach. VBCoderz.com was a US-based vBulletin-powered online forum and gaming community. Reports suggest the breach exposed approximately 1,700 user records, including email addresses, usernames, vBulletin-hashed passwords, IP addresses, social profile handles, birthdates, and personal websites.
  • Date: 2012
  • Domain: vbcoderz.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Gaming
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity Social Profiles Websites Birthdates
  • Records: 1,629
  • Lines: 1,361,110
  • Size: 129 MB
  • Passwords: vBulletin
  • Cracked: 0%
In August 2011, the Russian-language online pharmacy Ogonek.us allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 1,300 individuals were exposed, including email addresses, salted MD5 password hashes, names, phone numbers, fax numbers, IP addresses, geographic locations, languages, credit card metadata (brand and holder names), and site activity records.
  • Date: Aug 18, 2011
  • Domain: ogonek.us
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Healthcare
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Credit Card Information IP Addresses Site Activity Fax Numbers Languages
  • Records: 9,159
  • Lines: 41,522
  • Size: 7.64 MB
  • Passwords: MD5 Salted
  • Cracked: 0%
In 2019, the Panhandle Trail Riders Association (pantra.org), a non-profit off-road riding club based in Idaho, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest the incident exposed approximately 400 individuals' data, including email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, hashed passwords, and site activity records.
  • Date: 2019
  • Domain: pantra.org
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Sports
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity
  • Records: 9,381
  • Lines: 34,588
  • Size: 84.14 MB
  • Passwords: PHPass
  • 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.