Breachesby GlyphAvast
Disclosed Mar 12, 2016422,959 accountsUnverified
In May 2014, the Avast anti-virus forum was hacked and 423k member records were exposed. The Simple Machines Based forum included usernames, emails and password hashes.
What is known
| People affected | 422,959 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 12, 2016 |
| Happened | May 26, 2014 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | EmailsPasswords |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
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History of this record
First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.