verified2016-07-03

Mac ForumsMac Forums breach

mac-forums.com · 326,714 records compromised

Records
327K
Breach date
2016-07-03
Domain
mac-forums.com
Data classes
5

Description

In July 2016, the self-proclaimed "Ultimate Source For Your Mac" website Mac Forums suffered a data breach. The vBulletin-based system exposed over 326k usernames, email and IP addresses, dates of birth and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes. The data was later discovered being traded on a popular hacking forum. Mac Forums did not respond when contacted about the incident via their contact us form.

Compromised data classes· 5

Dates of birthEmail addressesIP addressesPasswordsUsernames

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Sourced from Have I Been Pwned. Aggregate metadata only — no PII. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.