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uTorrent

Disclosed Nov 5, 20169 years ago395,044 accountsUnverified

In early 2016, the forum for the uTorrent BitTorrent client suffered a data breach which came to light later in the year. The database from the IP.Board based forum contained 395k accounts including usernames, email addresses and MD5 password hashes without a salt.

What is known

People affected395,044 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned)
DisclosedNov 5, 2016
HappenedJan 14, 2016
AttackNot stated
Data exposedEmails, Passwords
SectorTech
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization
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Sources

Source
Have I Been Pwned: uTorrenthaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the dataNov 5, 2016395,044
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.

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