Breach Intelligence

2,843

Total breached databases

A breach occurred in 2015, affecting 2,241 records. The data appears to have been leaked by a user known as c0deExe. Further details on the specific source of the data or the type of information involved haven't been disclosed.
  • Date: 2015
  • Domain: superstresser.com
  • Threat Actor: c0deExe
  • Category: Hacking
  • Records Announced: 2,241
  • Data: At this stage, the exact nature of the compromised information in the Super Stresser 2015 breach is unknown. Updates will be provided as they are verified.
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: Unknown
In October 2024, the Hungarian IT headhunting service Switch inadvertently exposed thousands of customer records via a public GitHub repository. The exposed data contained job applications with names, email addresses and in some cases, commentary on the applicant.
  • Data: Email Addresses Job Information Names Social Profiles
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: No
In September 2023, the Spanish telecommunications provider PTV Telecom allegedly suffered a data breach. PTV Telecom is a regional fiber-optic and mobile operator serving southern Spain. Reports suggest the breach exposed approximately 113,000 client records containing email addresses, full names, dates of birth, phone numbers, physical addresses, and national identity documents (DNI/NIE). The data was publicly shared on BreachForums by a threat actor named Ddarknotevil.
  • Date: Sep 2023
  • Domain: ptvtelecom.com
  • Threat Actor: Ddarknotevil
  • Country: Spain
  • Category: Telecommunications
  • Records Announced: 113,522
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Birthdates
  • Imported:
  • Number of lines: 3,109,622
  • Size: 933.86 MB
  • Passwords: No
In October 2024, The Club Penguin Experience (TCPE) allegedly suffered a data breach that exposed data from more than 6,000 subscribers. Among the compromised information were email addresses, usernames, age groups, and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes. In some cases, plain text password hints were also included.
  • Data: Ages Email Addresses Passwords Security Hints Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: BCrypt, Plaintext
In approximately late 2015, the maker of "performance marketing products" QuinStreet had a number of their online assets compromised. The attack impacted 28 separate sites, predominantly technology forums such as flashkit.com, codeguru.com and webdeveloper.com (view a full list of sites). QuinStreet advised that impacted users have been notified and passwords reset. The data contained details on over 4.9 million people and included email addresses, dates of birth and salted MD5 hashes.
  • Data: Birthdates Email Addresses IP Addresses Passwords Site Activity Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: MD5 Salted
  • Cracked: 0%
In July 2016, the website Webhostingtalk.com was breached and then sold for several thousands. The data contains information regarding 611k users. The information are the following: usernames, emails, ip-addresses and passwords. The hashing algorithm is standard vBulletin.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: vBulletin
  • Cracked: 0%
In June 2024, almost 10M user records from Z-lib were discovered exposed online. Now defunct, Z-lib was a malicious clone of Z-Library, a well-known shadow online platform for pirating books and academic papers. The exposed data included usernames, email addresses, countries of residence, Bitcoin and Monero cryptocurrency wallet addresses, purchases and bcrypt password hashes.
  • Data: Cryptocurrency Information Email Addresses Geographic Locations Order Information Passwords Usernames
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: BCrypt
  • 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.