Programming Forums Data Breach
The Programming Forums data breach affected approximately 707,432 user records according to the record dated December 1, 2015. The recorded fields are email addresses, IP addresses, passwords, and usernames.
Exposed Data Types
4- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Passwords
- Usernames
About This Breach
Password reuse can put accounts outside the developer community at risk. Usernames can be linked with technical profiles, while email addresses and usernames can make fake code, plugin, or support messages more credible.
A match means that the queried email address or username appears in the dataset; it does not prove that the account was compromised today. Use separate passwords, close old forum sessions, and verify code or plugin links through an official source.
Verification and editorial method
LeakData compares the incident name, date, affected-record count, and exposed data types with accessible sources. Unverified fields are not presented as facts, and records are updated when new evidence becomes available.
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