Breachesby GlyphLinux Forums
Disclosed Jun 7, 2018275,785 accountsUnverified
In May 2018, the Linux Forums website suffered a data breach which resulted in the disclosure of 276k unique email addresses. Running on an old version of vBulletin, the breach also disclosed usernames, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes. Linux Forums did not respond to multiple attempts to contact them about the breach.
What is known
| People affected | 275,785 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Happened | May 1, 2018 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | EmailsIP addressesPasswords |
| 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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First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.