dBforums
Disclosed Sep 20, 20233 years ago363,468 accountsUnverified
In July 2016, a data breach of the now defunct database forum "dBforums" appeared for sale alongside several others hacked from the parent company, Penton . The breach of the vBulletin based forum contained 363k unique email addresses alongside usernames, IP addresses, dates of birth and salted MD5 password hashes.
What is known
| People affected | 363,468 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Happened | Jul 4, 2016 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Dates of birth, 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: dBforumshaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Sep 20, 2023 | 363,468 |
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.