Breach Intelligence

6,871

Total breached databases

In 2018, ScamXposer.com, a website dedicated to reviewing online business opportunities and exposing scams, allegedly suffered a data breach. It has been reported that this incident exposed approximately 263,462 user records. Some of the leaked data includes email addresses, passwords, usernames, and site activity. The passwords were encrypted using PHPass.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames Site Activity
  • Records: 263,462
  • Lines: 263,462
  • Size: 29.52 MB
  • Passwords: PHPass
  • Cracked: 1%
In 2020, the website BKForum, an online community forum focused on discussions related to bankruptcy and financial difficulties, allegedly suffered a data breach. It serves as a platform for individuals seeking advice and support in managing their finances, particularly in dealing with bankruptcy. Approximately 44,668 users were exposed. Among the compromised data were email addresses, usernames, passwords, IP addresses, and site activity details. The passwords reportedly included BCrypt and MD5 Salted hashes.
  • Date: 2020
  • Domain: bkforum.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Finance & Payments
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity
  • Records: 44,668
  • Lines: 44,675
  • Size: 38.81 MB
  • Passwords: BCrypt, MD5 Salted
  • Cracked: 0%
In 2016, the website ACParadise.com, which serves as a community for cosplayers in North America providing a platform for sharing photos, connecting with other cosplayers, and discussing various topics related to cosplay, allegedly suffered a data breach. The breach reportedly exposed approximately 55,181 user records. Among the compromised data were email addresses, passwords, usernames, and site activity. The passwords exposed included those hashed with BCrypt and PHPass, as well as some stored in plaintext.
  • Date: 2016
  • Domain: acparadise.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Forums & Communities
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames Site Activity
  • Records: 55,181
  • Lines: 55,181
  • Size: 22.15 MB
  • Passwords: BCrypt, PHPass, Plaintext
In 2023, Novolux Lighting, an e-commerce website that specializes in the retail of lighting fixtures and accessories, offering products such as lamps, bulbs, and outdoor lighting solutions, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest that approximately 9,912 users were exposed. Among the compromised data were email addresses, names, phone numbers, geographic locations, government IDs, genders, site activity, tax IDs, company information, and birthdates.
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Government IDs Genders Site Activity Tax IDs Company Information Birthdates
  • Records: 9,912
  • Lines: 9,913
  • Size: 3.38 MB
  • Passwords: No
In 2021, Bermuda Sands Apparel, an American company specializing in the production and retail of golf apparel and related sportswear, allegedly suffered a data breach. The breach reportedly exposed approximately 6,164 user records. Among the compromised data were email addresses, passwords, names, genders, site activity, company information, and birthdates. The passwords were reportedly stored as SHA-256 salted hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Genders Site Activity Company Information Birthdates
  • Records: 6,164
  • Lines: 6,165
  • Size: 1.32 MB
  • Passwords: SHA-256 Salted
  • Cracked: 0%
Eviction Lab, an academic project based at Princeton University that compiles and analyzes data related to eviction in the United States to advocate for policy solutions and raise awareness about housing insecurity, allegedly suffered a data breach in 2022. Reports suggest that the breach exposed approximately 30,999 user records. Among the compromised data were names, phone numbers, geographic locations, email addresses, genders, IP addresses, job information, and birthdates.
  • Data: Birthdates Email Addresses Genders Geographic Locations IP Addresses Job Information Names Phone Numbers
  • Records: 30,999
  • Lines: 31,016
  • Size: 5.46 MB
  • Passwords: No
In 2015, the software company Pixarra, known for creating digital painting tools primarily targeted at artists and graphic designers, experienced a data breach. Their flagship product, TwistedBrush Pro Studio, offers a range of features for digital painting and drawing. The breach exposed approximately 1,940 users' data. Among the compromised data were email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, and passwords encrypted with MD5 and salted.
  • Date: 2015
  • Domain: pixarra.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Design
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames IP Addresses
  • Records: 1,940
  • Lines: 1,941
  • Size: 164.01 KB
  • Passwords: MD5 Salted
  • 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.