[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fzrn9u2sfgw08":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"publishedAt":13,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":20,"affectedCount":20,"affectedCountStatus":21,"affectedCountLowerBound":13,"affectedCountUnit":22,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"contentLocale":23,"availableLocales":24,"translations":26,"severity":29,"dataClasses":30,"description":34,"seoTitle":35,"seoDescription":36,"logoUrl":37,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":38,"isSpamList":38,"isMalware":38,"company":39},"6aad18ef1d040fd6c3860593","The Bell Tree Forums 2016","The Bell Tree Forums Data Breach","the-bell-tree-forums-2016","belltreeforums.com","2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z","2026-09-18T10:56:47.049Z",null,"The Bell Tree Forums database dump & threat intelligence","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.belltreeforums.com\u002F",[15,17,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fsynscan.net\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Faftermath.site\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reddit.com\u002Fr\u002FAnimalCrossing\u002F",96184,"known","unknown","en",[23,25],"tr",{"en":27,"tr":28},{"slug":9},{"slug":9},"Medium",[31,32,33],"Email addresses","Usernames","Passwords","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The 2016 The Bell Tree Forums data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> occurred in January 2016 when unauthorized threat actors breached the forum infrastructure of \u003Cstrong>The Bell Tree Forums\u003C\u002Fstrong> (\u003Ccode>belltreeforums.com\u003C\u002Fcode>), the premier and longest-running international community dedicated to Nintendo's \u003Cem>Animal Crossing\u003C\u002Fem> franchise since 2004. The incident resulted in the unauthorized extraction of member database records, which were subsequently circulated across breach monitoring services and public repositories.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What information was affected in the The Bell Tree Forums incident?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The leaked forum export contains membership profiles across the Animal Crossing enthusiast community. The compromise impacted \u003Cstrong>96,184 unique user profiles\u003C\u002Fstrong>, exposing the following categories of personal data:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Account Identifiers:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Community usernames and numerical user IDs.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Contact Credentials:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Canonical email addresses.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Security Credentials:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Salted MD5 cryptographic password hashes accompanied by corresponding salt strings.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Temporal Metadata:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Recorded password change timestamps.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>How many accounts were affected?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Canonical verification and deduplication confirmed \u003Cstrong>96,184 unique canonical email addresses\u003C\u002Fstrong> across 97,634 raw forum membership rows.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Technical analysis and security risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The breach comprises a direct administrative export of the community's user table. Although passwords were protected with salts alongside MD5 hashing, exposure of both hash and salt values enables high-speed offline dictionary recovery attacks. Given widespread credential reuse among gamers, exposed details present credential stuffing threats against Nintendo Network IDs, Discord, Twitch, and primary personal mailboxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Recommended actions for affected users\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Gamers who maintained an account on The Bell Tree Forums should:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Immediately update passwords on any platforms where their forum password was reused.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Enforce unique, complex passwords generated by a password manager for every digital account.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Enable two-factor authentication (MFA \u002F 2FA) across Nintendo accounts and primary email providers.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Stay alert to unsolicited emails offering game trade deals, DLC codes, or account verification requests.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>","The Bell Tree Forums Data Breach (96.2 Thousand Reported Records)","The Bell Tree Forums Data Breach. 96.2 Thousand reported records are reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Usernames, Passwords. Review the scope, risks…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fbelltreeforums.webp",false,{"name":8,"sector":40,"country":41,"website":41,"websiteArchiveUrl":41,"websiteStatus":41,"websiteCheckedAt":13},"Unknown",""]