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ForumCommunity Data Breach

forumcommunity.net

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

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accounts
1,539,750
Breached
June 1, 2016
Last Update
December 5, 2018

Were you caught in this breach?

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What happened

In approximately mid-2016, the Italian-based service for creating forums known as ForumCommunity suffered a data breach. The incident impacted over 776k unique email addresses along with usernames and unsalted MD5 password hashes. No response was received from ForumCommunity when contacted.

Compromised Info

  • Email 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.

HIBP776,648
DEHASHED776,648
LEAKCHECK1,539,750
VIGILANTE777,350

Sources & Link Methods

  • LeakCheck— linked via automatic string matching
  • HIBP

FAQ

What was leaked in the ForumCommunity breach?

The ForumCommunity breach exposed: Email addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.

When did the ForumCommunity breach happen?

The ForumCommunity breach was disclosed on June 1, 2016 and affected 1,539,750 records.

Am I affected by the ForumCommunity breach?

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

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