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December 1, 2020 Unverified Gaming

Centro Pokémon Alleged Data Exposure

The Centro Pokémon 2020 data breach occurred in December 2020 when the vBulletin forum database of Centro Pokémon (cpokemon.com), a leading Spanish-language Pokémon community and gaming portal founded in 2005, was compromised and leaked online.

72 Thousand
Email Identifiers
5
Data Types
Medium
Exposure Scope
Oct 9, 2026
Last updated

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Exposed Data Types

5
  • Email addresses
  • Usernames
  • Dates of birth
  • IP addresses
  • Website URLs

About This Record

What data was exposed in the Centro Pokémon incident?

The compromised vBulletin user table contains verified data categories:

  • Account & Identity Details: Usernames, birth dates, and personal homepage URLs.
  • Contact Details: Verified user email addresses.
  • Network & System Metadata: Registration and last-activity IP addresses and forum preference flags.

How many accounts were affected?

Canonical RFC 5322 ASCII validation verified 72,007 unique valid email addresses.

Security advisory & recommendations

Users should remain vigilant against targeted phishing attempts and ensure they do not reuse passwords across multiple gaming communities.

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