What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 594,950
- Breached
- August 19, 2016
- Last Update
- July 18, 2022
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What happened
In August 2016, the pocket PC fan site forum PPCGeeks suffered a data breach that exposed over 490k records. The breach of the vBulletin forum exposed email and IP addresses, usernames, dates of birth and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it be attributed to "[email protected]".
Compromised Info
- Dates of birth
- 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 PPCGeeks breach?
The PPCGeeks breach exposed: Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the PPCGeeks breach happen?
The PPCGeeks breach was disclosed on August 19, 2016 and affected 594,950 records.
Am I affected by the PPCGeeks breach?
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