verified2015-05-22
Bitcoin TalkBitcoin Talk breach
bitcointalk.org · 501,407 records compromised
Records
501K
Breach date
2015-05-22
Domain
bitcointalk.org
Data classes
8
Description
In May 2015, the Bitcoin forum Bitcoin Talk was hacked and over 500k unique email addresses were exposed. The attack led to the exposure of a raft of personal data including usernames, email and IP addresses, genders, birth dates, security questions and MD5 hashes of their answers plus hashes of the passwords themselves.
Compromised data classes· 8
Dates of birthEmail addressesGendersIP addressesPasswordsSecurity questions and answersUsernamesWebsite activity
Related by meaning· 6
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