Web Hosting Talk
Disclosed Dec 17, 20259 months ago515,149 accountsConfirmed
In July 2016, the Web Hosting Talk forum suffered a data breach that was subsequently listed for sale . The breach of the vBulletin based forum exposed 515k user records including usernames, email addresses, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes.
What is known
| People affected | 515,149 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Happened | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Emails, IP addresses, Passwords |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Web Hosting Talkhaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
| Web Hosting Talk disclosurewebhostingtalk.com · The organization | The organization |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Dec 17, 2025 | 515,149 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned), confirmed by Company page. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.