Creative
Disclosed Jun 7, 20188 years ago483,015 accountsUnverified
In May 2018, the forum for Singaporean hardware company Creative Technology suffered a data breach which resulted in the disclosure of 483k unique email addresses. Running on an old version of vBulletin, the breach also disclosed usernames, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes. After being notified of the incident, Creative permanently shut down the forum.
What is known
| People affected | 483,015 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Happened | May 1, 2018 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| 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: Creativehaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Jun 7, 2018 | 483,015 |
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.