Breach Intelligence

6,875

Total breached databases

Sometime around 2021, Buehler (buehler.ca), the Canadian web presence of a global manufacturer of metallographic sample-preparation and hardness-testing equipment, allegedly suffered a data breach that was later distributed on a hacking forum in 2026. Reports suggest the exposed data was a website and CRM export covering quote requests, catalog downloads, contact and service forms, and user accounts. It has been reported that approximately 30,000 individuals were affected, with exposed records including email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical locations, usernames, IP addresses, job titles, and a small number of MD5-hashed passwords.
  • Date: 2021
  • Domain: buehler.ca
  • Country: Canada
  • Category: Industry
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity Websites Job Information
  • Records: 54,055
  • Lines: 83,987
  • Size: 22.58 MB
  • Passwords: MD5
  • Cracked: 0%
In July 2025, a database allegedly belonging to uni967.com was published on a hacking forum. Uni967.com is the website of Uni Radio (FM96.7), a Taiwanese radio station. Reports suggest the leak exposed roughly 14,000 individuals, including email addresses, usernames, names, phone numbers, genders, birthdates, geographic locations and site activity, along with passwords stored as plaintext and a small number of MD5 hashes.
  • Date: Jul 9, 2025
  • Domain: uni967.com
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Category: News & Media
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Usernames Genders Site Activity Birthdates
  • Records: 14,353
  • Lines: 14,367
  • Size: 2.27 MB
  • Passwords: Plaintext, MD5
In 2026, the WordPress/WooCommerce database of sparkotrading.jp — a Japanese online automotive-parts and tire retailer — was allegedly obtained and shared on a hacking forum. It has been reported that the dump exposed the site's registered user accounts, including email addresses, usernames, display names, registration dates, and passwords stored as WordPress phpass hashes.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Usernames Site Activity
  • Records: 47
  • Lines: 132,163
  • Size: 72.68 MB
  • Passwords: PHPass
  • Cracked: 0%
In June 2021, Pôle emploi — France's national public employment agency — allegedly suffered a data breach reportedly originating from one of its external service providers. Reports suggest the data of approximately 1.3 million job seekers was exposed. The leaked records allegedly included names, email addresses, phone numbers, ages, geographic locations and job-related information. No passwords were included in the exposed data.
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Job Information Birthdates
  • Records: 1,285,474
  • Lines: 1,285,474
  • Size: 876.1 MB
  • Passwords: No
Sometime before September 2026, Government Sanskrit and Hindu Affairs College (gshac.gov.bd), a government college in Bangladesh, allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 50 records were exposed, including the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and job titles of teaching staff.
  • Date: 2026
  • Domain: gshac.gov.bd
  • Threat Actor: Frouzenx
  • Country: Bangladesh
  • Category: Education
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers Geographic Locations Job Information
  • Records: 51
  • Lines: 460
  • Size: 12.96 KB
  • Passwords: No
In July 2025, shoppingpark.jp (Shopping Park), a Japanese online retail store operated by GNU Inc., allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest approximately 7,500 customer records were exposed, including email addresses, full names, phone numbers, postal addresses, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and site activity data.
  • Date: Jul 11, 2025
  • Domain: shoppingpark.jp
  • Country: Japan
  • Category: E-commerce & Retail
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Site Activity
  • Records: 8,320
  • Lines: 8,326
  • Size: 2.04 MB
  • Passwords: BCrypt
  • Cracked: 0%
In early 2022, lome-online.com, an online marketplace serving Lomé, Togo, allegedly suffered a data breach. It has been reported that a WordPress/WooCommerce database dump was exposed, affecting approximately 20 individuals. The compromised data allegedly included email addresses, PHPass-hashed passwords, names, usernames, IP addresses, and geographic location details.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity
  • Records: 57
  • Lines: 18,772
  • Size: 5.17 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.