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AndroidForums Data Breach

Android Forums

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What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.

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accounts
1,250,586
Breached
October 30, 2011
Last Update
August 7, 2020

Were you caught in this breach?

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What happened

In October 2011, the Android Forums website was hacked and 745k user accounts were subsequently leaked publicly. The compromised data included email addresses, user birth dates and passwords stored as a salted MD5 hash.

Compromised Info

  • Dates of birth
  • Email addresses
  • Homepage URLs
  • Instant messenger identities
  • IP addresses
  • Passwords

Attestation

Four independent databases catalog this breach and they do not always agree. Each lane below is one source’s own count.

HIBP745,355
DEHASHED745,355
LEAKCHECK1,250,586
VIGILANTE742,294

Sources & Link Methods

  • LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
  • HIBP

FAQ

What was leaked in the AndroidForums breach?

The AndroidForums breach exposed: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Homepage URLs, Instant messenger identities, IP addresses, and Passwords.

When did the AndroidForums breach happen?

The AndroidForums breach was disclosed on October 30, 2011 and affected 1,250,586 records.

Am I affected by the AndroidForums breach?

Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the AndroidForums leak.

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