Botting Network
Disclosed Dec 18, 202596,320 accountsUnverified
In August 2012, the forum for making money with botting "The Botting Network" suffered a data breach that exposed 96k user records . The now defunct vBulletin forum leaked 96k email addresses, usernames, dates of birth and salted MD5 password hashes.
What is known
| People affected | 96,320 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Happened | Aug 12, 2012 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Dates of birthEmailsPasswords |
| 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.