BreachForums Version 5
Disclosed Mar 27, 20266 months ago339,778 accountsUnverified
In March 2026, a breach of one of the many iterations of the BreachForums hacking forum known as "Version 5" was publicly disclosed . The incident exposed 340k unique email addresses along with usernames and argon2 password hashes.
What is known
| People affected | 339,778 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Happened | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, 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: BreachForums Version 5haveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Mar 27 | 339,778 |
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.