PasswordsCity Alleged Data Exposure
The PasswordsCity 2016 data breach occurred in September 2016 when the vBulletin database of PasswordsCity (passwordscity.net), an online security and software discussion forum, was compromised and published online.
Exposed Data Types
5- Email addresses
- Usernames
- Passwords
- IP addresses
- Dates of birth
About This Record
What information was compromised in the PasswordsCity incident?
Verified exposed data classes include:
- Identity & Contact Details: Usernames and registered email addresses.
- Authentication Credentials: Salted MD5 password hashes and salt values.
- Network & Profile Metadata: Registration IP addresses and dates of birth.
How many accounts were affected?
Canonical RFC 5322 ASCII validation verified 39,183 unique valid email addresses.
Security advisory & recommendations
The disclosure of salted password hashes and usernames increases the risk of credential stuffing. Impacted users should immediately change their passwords across any service where the same password was reused.
Verification and editorial method
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