Breachesby GlyphMrExcel
Disclosed Jan 22, 2017366,140 accountsUnverified
In December 2016, the forum for the Microsoft Excel tips and solutions site Mr Excel suffered a data breach . The hack of the vBulletin forum led to the exposure of over 366k accounts along with email and IP addresses, dates of birth and salted passwords hashed with MD5. The owner of the MrExcel forum subsequently self-submitted the data to HIBP.
What is known
| People affected | 366,140 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 22, 2017 |
| Happened | Dec 5, 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.