BitTorrent
Disclosed Jun 8, 201610 years ago34,235 accountsUnverified
In January 2016, the forum for the popular torrent software BitTorrent was hacked . The IP.Board based forum stored passwords as weak SHA1 salted hashes and the breached data also included usernames, email and IP addresses.
What is known
| People affected | 34,235 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 8, 2016 |
| Happened | Jan 1, 2016 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, IP addresses, Passwords |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: BitTorrenthaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Jun 8, 2016 | 34,235 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.