HuntStand 2024 Data Breach
ObscureIQ Breach Intelligence
Low SeverityWebsite / service breach
HuntStand Hunting & Land Management App Data Scrape (2024): 2.8 Million User Records Including Location & DOB Exposed
Hunting and land management mobile app.
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
19/100Breach Risk Index
4Data Value
25Market Recency
585dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: HuntStand · Actor: Unknown · Sources: 3 references
Attack: Data Scraping
Profile: Platform · Hunting and land management tools · Mobile app for outdoor navigation · USA
Timeline: Breach (2024-03-08) · Indexed (Sep 19, 2024) · Year (2024)
Exposure: 2.8M records · 4 fields: Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, Geographic Location
Status: Confirmed
Executive Summary
HuntStand, a mobile app used by hunters and land managers across the United States, had data scraped from its platform and publicly posted to a hacking forum in March 2024. The scrape was not a direct system breach but involved automated collection of publicly accessible or poorly protected profile data. Approximately 2.8 million unique user records were exposed in the incident. The exposed data included email addresses, names, dates of birth, and country of residence. For HuntStand users, the risk extends beyond typical identity theft concerns. The platform tracks GPS locations, property boundaries, and hunting activity, meaning that even indirect exposure of user identities can help bad actors infer private land access points, recurring movement patterns, and home-area routines. This creates a real potential for physical-world targeting. HuntStand has not made prominent public statements about the incident, and no regulatory action or litigation has been documented. Affected users should treat their email address as compromised, watch for phishing attempts that reference outdoor or hunting activity, and consider whether any location-linked data in their profile is visible to others. Anyone who reuses the same password across accounts should change it immediately.
ObscureIQ assessment: Extremely high risk of physical-world targeting. Exposure can reveal private land access, hunting locations, routines, and home-area movement patterns.
Breach Impact
In March 2024 millions of records scraped from HuntStand were posted to a hacking forum. The exposed dataset contained approximately 2.8 million unique email addresses, with many records also including names, dates of birth, and country. The incident was a scraping event rather than a direct system breach. HuntStand has not made prominent public statements about the incident. No regulatory action or litigation specific to this scrape has been documented.
About HuntStand
HuntStand is a mobile application providing hunting and land management tools including GPS mapping, property boundary overlays, trail cameras integration, weather forecasting, and hunting log features. The platform serves hunters and outdoor enthusiasts in the United States who use digital mapping to plan hunts and manage private land. It operates on a freemium model with paid subscription tiers for premium mapping and data features.
Why They Hold Your Data
Outdoor navigation and land-management apps collect user accounts, device data, precise location history, map annotations, property boundaries, and activity records tied to hunting and land use.
Recent Developments
HuntStand continues to operate as a hunting and land management app. The platform has maintained its position in the outdoor recreation app market. No major organizational changes have been publicly reported.
Data Points Exposed
4 verified field types
Date of Birth High
Email Address
Full Name High
Geographic Location
Field names are shown in full for clarity and search visibility. Canonical machine keys are emitted only in this page’s structured data.
Exploitation & Downstream Threats
Threat Activity:High
Primary downstream threats:
- Identity verification bypass using name + date of birth combination
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Threat vectors:
- Identity verification bypass
- Phishing, credential stuffing & account takeover
- Name-based social engineering
- Pattern-of-life analysis & physical surveillance
Recommended Actions
If you believe your information may be included:
Enable MFA Everywhere
Turn on multi-factor authentication on email first, then financial accounts.
Report & Recover
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the HuntStand breach?▾
HuntStand, a mobile app used by hunters and land managers across the United States, had data scraped from its platform and publicly posted to a hacking forum in March 2024. The scrape was not a direct system breach but involved automated collection of publicly accessible or poorly protected profile…
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, Geographic Location.
What should I do if I was affected?▾
Change reused passwords, enable MFA, and (if identity or financial data is involved) freeze your credit and monitor your accounts.
Sources & References
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