Breach Intelligence

2,843

Total breached databases

Sometime in or before 2020, the game-server hosting and gaming community provider ShardGaming.com (shardgaming.com) allegedly suffered a data breach. The data appears to have originated from the site's WHMCS client billing system. Reports suggest the records of approximately 8,200 individuals were exposed, including email addresses, names, geographic locations, IP addresses, and salted MD5 password hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Geographic Locations IP Addresses
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 5,500
  • Number of lines: 16,511
  • Size: 2.88 MB
  • Passwords: MD5 Salted
  • Cracked: 69%
Sometime before 2019, US-based RF and microwave power amplifier manufacturer Empower RF Systems (empowerrf.com) allegedly suffered a data breach. It has been reported that the breach stemmed from a SQL injection of the company's website database, exposing a customer and contact list of approximately 7,600 individuals. The compromised data included email addresses, usernames, and geographic location details. No passwords were exposed in the affected records.
  • Date: 2019
  • Domain: empowerrf.com
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Industry
  • Data: Email Addresses Geographic Locations Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 3,000
  • Number of lines: 7,664
  • Size: 271.39 KB
  • Passwords: No
Sometime before 2020, the DDoS-for-hire service RealStresser.com (a so-called "stresser/booter" platform used to launch denial-of-service attacks against arbitrary targets) allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 2,700 user records were exposed, including usernames and passwords stored as both SHA-1 hashes and plaintext.
  • Data: Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 2,748
  • Number of lines: 12,558
  • Size: 1.15 MB
  • Passwords: SHA-1, Plaintext
Sometime around 2013, Sinister.ly (sinister.ly) allegedly suffered a data breach. Sinister.ly is an online discussion forum focused on hacking and related topics, previously operating under the name Anarchy Forums. It has been reported that the incident exposed approximately 2,800 user records. The compromised data reportedly included email addresses, usernames, MyBB password hashes with salts, IP addresses, birthdates, social profile identifiers, websites, and forum activity details.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity Social Profiles Websites Birthdates Languages
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 2,000
  • Number of lines: 2,908
  • Size: 1.01 MB
  • Passwords: MyBB
  • Cracked: 80%
Sometime before 2016, the IP stresser/booter service Delta-stresser.xyz allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 10,000 user records were exposed, including email addresses, usernames, and passwords stored as MD5 hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 9,500
  • Number of lines: 10,378
  • Size: 1012.62 KB
  • Passwords: MD5
  • Cracked: 98%
Sometime around 2014, the DDoS-for-hire ("booter"/stresser) service InfectedProducts.org allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest that data from approximately 10,000 user accounts was exposed. The leaked data, drawn from the service's attack and login logs, includes usernames, IP addresses, geographic locations, site activity records, and the websites targeted by the service. The exposure did not include passwords.
  • Data: Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity Websites
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 5,183
  • Number of lines: 10,763
  • Size: 1005.92 KB
  • Passwords: No
Sometime before 2020, Medmag.ru (medmag.ru), a Russian online store, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest the exposed customer database contained approximately 2,000 records. The compromised data allegedly included email addresses, full names, phone numbers, geographic delivery locations, usernames and an administrator password stored as an MD5 hash alongside an authentication key.
  • Date: 2020
  • Domain: medmag.ru
  • Country: Russia
  • Category: E-commerce & Retail
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Usernames Security Credentials
  • Imported:
  • Records Imported: 1,500
  • Number of lines: 753
  • Size: 174.54 KB
  • Passwords: MD5
  • 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.