What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 723,424
- Breached
- February 1, 2015
- Last Update
- February 7, 2016
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In approximately February 2015, the Sony Playstation forum known as PSX-Scene was hacked and more than 340k accounts were exposed. The vBulletin forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked.
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 PSX-Scene breach?
The PSX-Scene breach exposed: Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the PSX-Scene breach happen?
The PSX-Scene breach was disclosed on February 1, 2015 and affected 341,118 records.
Am I affected by the PSX-Scene breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the PSX-Scene leak.