Breachesby GlyphphpBB
Disclosed Feb 5, 2009400,000 affectedUnverified
Attacker takes phpBB.com user database of 400,000 via unpatched PHPlist bug
An attacker exploited an unpatched bug in the third party PHPlist email application to gain full access to phpBB.com's database of names, emails, addresses and hashed passwords for its entire user base, and the site was taken offline.
What is known
| People affected | 400,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 5, 2009 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | NamesEmailsAddressesPasswords |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
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First recordedby seedSource
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