The Power Almanac Breach Exposed 202,271 Government Contacts

What HEROIC Analysts Found in the Power Almanac Breach

In April 2024, HEROIC analysts identified a data breach tied to Power Almanac, a United States based data services platform that provides verified contact information for local government officials. The breach exposed 202,271 records after the data surfaced in circulation among threat actors. The compromised information includes email addresses, phone numbers, first names, and last names tied to individuals in Power Almanac's database.

Why the Power Almanac Breach Is Dangerous

Because Power Almanac specializes in contact information for government officials, this breach carries added risk beyond a typical consumer data leak. Attackers can use verified names, emails, and phone numbers tied to public officials to run highly targeted phishing campaigns, impersonate government contacts in scam calls or emails, or attempt social engineering attacks aimed at gaining access to official communications or systems.

What Was Exposed in the Power Almanac Breach

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• First names
• Last names

Why This Matters for Power Almanac Contacts

Even without passwords exposed in this breach, verified emails and phone numbers tied to government contacts are valuable to attackers for credential stuffing attempts against other accounts, since many people reuse the same email address across services. This data can also be combined with information from other leaks to build a fuller profile of an individual, increasing the risk of identity theft, financial fraud, and targeted social engineering against public sector employees.

How This Database Breach Happened

This incident is classified as a database breach, meaning attackers accessed Power Almanac's stored records directly rather than through malware infecting individual devices. Breaches like this typically result from unpatched vulnerabilities or weak access controls that allow attackers to extract an entire database of contact records at once, which is why this leak includes such a large and complete set of entries.

Check If You Are Affected by the Power Almanac Breach

If your contact information may have been included in a government contact database like Power Almanac, it is worth checking whether your information was part of this exposure. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches a database of more than 400 billion leaked records to show you if your information has appeared in this breach or any other. Run a free scan today to check your exposure.