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BlackHatWorld

Breaches
1
1 verified
Records Exposed
777K
Total across all breaches
Data Types Leaked
7
1 high risk
Latest Breach
2014
BlackHatWorld

Breach History

BlackHatWorld
Jun 2014Critical
777.4K
Records exposed
7
Data types leaked
Verified
Status

In June 2014, the search engine optimisation forum Black Hat World had three quarters of a million accounts breached from their system. The breach included various personally identifiable attributes which were publicly released in a MySQL database script.

Exposed Data Types
Dates of birthEmail addressesInstant messenger identitiesIP addressesPasswordsUsernamesWebsite activity
Incident Status
Data breachYes
Data brokerNo
Policy contradictionsNo
Exposed Data Types
Dates of birthMedium risk
Email addressesLow risk
Instant messenger identitiesLow risk
IP addressesMedium risk
PasswordsHigh risk
UsernamesLow risk
Website activityLow risk