What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 1,124,046
- Breached
- July 1, 2016
- Last Update
- December 10, 2017
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In approximately mid-2016, the cracking community forum known as CrackingForum suffered a data breach. The vBulletin based forum exposed 660k email and IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 hashes.
Compromised Info
- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Passwords
- Usernames
Attestation
Four independent databases catalog this breach and they do not always agree. Each lane below is one source’s own count.
Sources & Link Methods
- LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the CrackingForum breach?
The CrackingForum breach exposed: Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the CrackingForum breach happen?
The CrackingForum breach was disclosed on July 1, 2016 and affected 1,124,046 records.
Am I affected by the CrackingForum breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the CrackingForum leak.