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HackForums

Breaches
1
1 verified
Records Exposed
192K
Total across all breaches
Data Types Leaked
11
1 high risk
Latest Breach
2011
HackForums

Breach History

HackForums
Jun 2011Critical
191.5K
Records exposed
11
Data types leaked
Verified
Status

In June 2011, the hacktivist group known as "LulzSec" leaked one final large data breach they titled "50 days of lulz". The compromised data came from sources such as AT&T, Battlefield Heroes and the hackforums.net website. The leaked Hack Forums data included credentials and personal information of nearly 200,000 registered forum users.

Exposed Data Types
Dates of birthEmail addressesInstant messenger identitiesIP addressesPasswordsSocial connectionsSpoken languagesTime zonesUser website URLsUsernamesWebsite 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
Social connectionsLow risk
Spoken languagesLow risk
Time zonesLow risk
User website URLsLow risk
UsernamesLow risk
Website activityLow risk