The SGS Sercovam Leak Exposed 6,658 French Accounts in 2018

In October 2018, HEROIC found 6,658 email addresses and password hashes from SGS Sercovam exposed on a hacker forum. The database and combolist were compiled from a breach of the company's user records.

Why the SGS Sercovam Breach Is Dangerous

Even hashed passwords pose serious risks when the hashing algorithm is weak or when attackers use precomputed rainbow tables. With email and hash pairs, criminals can attempt to recover passwords and use them against victim accounts on other platforms.

What Was Exposed in the SGS Sercovam Leak

• Email addresses
• Password hashes

Why This SGS Sercovam Data Puts You at Risk

Recovered passwords from cracked hashes enable credential stuffing attacks targeting email, banking, and social media accounts. French users affected by this breach face compounding risks if they reused passwords across multiple services, including identity theft and financial fraud.

How Database Breaches Work

Database breaches occur when attackers exploit vulnerabilities in a website's infrastructure to extract stored user data. Once inside, they download the entire user table -- including credentials -- and distribute the data on underground forums. Combolists are then assembled from multiple breaches to amplify the scale of attacks.

Check If Your Data Was Exposed

HEROIC operates one of the world's largest breach databases, covering more than 400 billion leaked records. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check if your email address or credentials appeared in the SGS Sercovam leak or thousands of other breaches in our database.