Breachesby GlyphBreachForums
Disclosed Jan 10, 2026323,988 affectedUnverified
BreachForums user database leaked, exposing 323,988 members
The user table of the BreachForums hacking forum was leaked after a backup was left in an unsecured folder during an August 2025 restoration, exposing 323,988 member names, registration dates and IP addresses. The forum's administrator acknowledged the leak.
What is known
| People affected | 323,988 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Happened | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | EmailsPasswordsDates of birthMessagesNamesIP addressesOther |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
Notices filed
Other breaches at BreachForums
History of this record
aggregator to pressby seedSource
https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/BreachForums2025 to https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/breachforums-hacking-forum-database-leaked-exposing-324-000-accounts/by seedSource
hacking to misconfigurationby seedSource
["emails","passwords","dob","messages"] to ["emails","passwords","dob","messages","names","ip-addresses","other"]by seedSource
hibp to organizationby seedSource
672247 to 323988by seedSource
In October 2025, a reincarnation of the hacking forum BreachForums, which had previously been shut down multiple times, was taken offline by a coalition of law enforcement agencies . In the months leading up to the takedown, the site itself to The user table of the BreachForums hacking forum was leaked after a backup was left in an unsecured folder during an August 2025 restoration, exposing 323,988 member names, registration dates and IP addresses. The forum's administrator acknby seedSource
empty to BreachForums user database leaked, exposing 323,988 membersby seedSource
First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.