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July 1, 2016 Verified Sensitive Record Hosting Forum

Web Hosting Talk Data Breach

The Web Hosting Talk data breach was recorded in July 2016 when records from a vBulletin-based forum belonging to the web hosting and server community were exposed.

515.1 Thousand
Reported Records
4
Data Types
High
Severity
Yes
Verification

Exposed Data Types

4
Email addresses
IP addresses
Passwords
Usernames

Additional Information

Added DateDecember 17, 2025
Breach DateJuly 1, 2016
Domainwebhostingtalk.com
SourceThird-party breach
Last Content UpdateJuly 19, 2026

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Company Information

Company NameWeb Hosting Talk
SectorHosting Forum
Websitewebhostingtalk.com

Risk Level

High

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

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