What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 1,392,464
- Breached
- December 1, 2015
- Last Update
- July 1, 2017
Were you caught in this breach?
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What happened
In approximately late 2015, the programming forum at programmingforums.org suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of 707k unique user records. The data contained email and IP addresses, usernames and salted MD5 hashes of passwords. The site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory.
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 ProgrammingForums breach?
The ProgrammingForums breach exposed: Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the ProgrammingForums breach happen?
The ProgrammingForums breach was disclosed on December 1, 2015 and affected 707,432 records.
Am I affected by the ProgrammingForums breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the ProgrammingForums leak.