Breachesby GlyphMac Forums
Disclosed Oct 29, 2018326,714 accountsUnverified
In July 2016, the self-proclaimed "Ultimate Source For Your Mac" website Mac Forums suffered a data breach. The vBulletin-based system exposed over 326k usernames, email and IP addresses, dates of birth and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. The data was later discovered being traded on a popular hacking forum. Mac Forums did not respond when contacted about the incident via their contact us form.
What is known
| People affected | 326,714 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Happened | Jul 3, 2016 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Dates of birthEmailsIP 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.