What was exposed, when it happened, and which databases confirm it.
- accounts
- 423,380
- Breached
- December 26, 2011
- Last Update
- March 23, 2026
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What happened
In around 2011, the now defunct RuneScape Boards forum (also known as RSBoards) suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data. The vBulletin-based service exposed 223k unique email addresses along with usernames, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes.
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 RSBoards breach?
The RSBoards breach exposed: Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, and Usernames.
When did the RSBoards breach happen?
The RSBoards breach was disclosed on December 26, 2011 and affected 423,380 records.
Am I affected by the RSBoards breach?
Search your email, phone or username at checkleaked.cc to find out whether your data appears in the RSBoards leak.