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July 3, 2016 Verified Technology Forum / Apple Community

Mac Forums Data Breach

The Mac Forums data breach is related to the account data leak experienced by the forum site for Apple and Mac users in July 2016. The scope is approximately 326,714 accounts.

326.7 Thousand
Reported Records
5
Data Types
High
Severity
Yes
Verification

Exposed Data Types

5
Dates of birth
Email addresses
IP addresses
Passwords
Usernames

Additional Information

Added DateOctober 29, 2018
Breach DateJuly 3, 2016
Domainmac-forums.com
SourceThird-party breach
Last Content UpdateJuly 18, 2026

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Company Information

Company NameMac Forums
SectorTechnology Forum / Apple Community
CountryGlobal
Websitemac-forums.com

Risk Level

High

The reported impact exceeds 100 thousand and falls within the high severity band.

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