What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 366,140
- Breached
- December 5, 2016
- Last Update
- January 22, 2017
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What happened
In December 2016, the forum for the Microsoft Excel tips and solutions site Mr Excel suffered a data breach. The hack of the vBulletin forum led to the exposure of over 366k accounts along with email and IP addresses, dates of birth and salted passwords hashed with MD5. The owner of the MrExcel forum subsequently self-submitted the data to HIBP.
Compromised Info
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Passwords
- Social connections
- Usernames
- Website activity
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
- HIBP
FAQ
What was leaked in the MrExcel breach?
The MrExcel breach exposed: Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Social connections, Usernames, and Website activity.
When did the MrExcel breach happen?
The MrExcel breach was disclosed on December 5, 2016 and affected 366,140 records.
Am I affected by the MrExcel breach?
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