Breach Intelligence

2,843

Total breached databases

In July 2017, a spam list titled "B2B USA Businesses," containing data on over 105 million individuals in corporate America, was discovered online. Among the compromised data were company information, email addresses, job information, names, phone numbers, and physical locations.
  • Data: Company Information Email Addresses Job Information Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: No
In October 2018, a voter database for the state of Connecticut was leaked on an underground forum. The compromised database includes approximately 2.29 million records. Some of the leaked data includes voter IDs, full names, physical addresses, previous addresses, dates of birth, genders, phone numbers, voter status, and voter history.
  • Date: Oct 2018
  • Domain: ct.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Records Announced: 2,289,758
  • Source: dehashed.com
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Political Affiliation
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: No
In 2021, Spamtoolz.net, a website associated with a community focused on spam tools, suffered a data breach. The breach reportedly exposed data of approximately 764 users. Among the compromised information were email addresses, usernames, passwords, IP addresses, and site activity.
  • Date: 2021
  • Domain: spamtoolz.net
  • Category: Forums & Communities
  • Records Announced: 764
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: Unknown
In February 2020, Slickwraps, an online store for consumer electronics wraps, allegedly suffered a data breach that exposed 858,000 unique email addresses from customer records and newsletter subscribers. Among the compromised data were names, physical addresses, phone numbers, and purchase histories.
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Order Information Phone Numbers Physical Locations
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: No
In October 2018, the voter database for Florida became available for download on a hacking forum. Reports suggest the database includes 13.9 million records. Among the compromised data were voter IDs, full names, physical addresses, previous addresses, dates of birth, genders, phone numbers, voter status, and voter history.
  • Date: Oct 2018
  • Domain: florida.gov
  • Country: United States
  • Category: Government
  • Records Announced: 13,939,029
  • Source: dehashed.com
  • Data: Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Government IDs Genders Birthdates Political Affiliation
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: No
In May 2024, a coalition of international law enforcement agencies dismantled a series of botnets during a coordinated effort referred to as Operation Endgame. Among the compromised data were email addresses and passwords.
  • Date: May 30, 2024
  • Category: Hacking
  • Records Announced: 16,466,858
  • Source: haveibeenpwned.com
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords
  • Imported:
  • Passwords: Unknown
In 2013, CCIDNet.com, a Chinese IT-focused website, experienced a data breach that reportedly exposed approximately 1.76 million lines of data. Among the compromised information were email addresses, usernames, MD5-hashed passwords, and IP addresses.
  • Date: 2013
  • Domain: ccidnet.com
  • Country: China
  • Category: Technology
  • Records Announced: 1,762,104
  • Data: Email Addresses Usernames IP Addresses
  • Imported:
  • 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.