[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f4bpxk7b95ffr":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":17,"affectedCount":17,"affectedCountStatus":18,"affectedCountLowerBound":19,"affectedCountUnit":20,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":21,"dataClasses":22,"description":28,"seoTitle":29,"seoTitleEn":30,"seoDescription":29,"seoDescriptionEn":31,"logoUrl":32,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":33,"isMalware":33,"company":34},"68e3266eda11adda4882543f","Zooville","Zooville Data Breach","zooville","zooville.org","2019-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","2019-10-19T21:22:44.000Z","2026-07-29T11:40:53.262Z","Verified breach record","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zooville.org\u002Fthreads\u002Fsecurity-incident-and-site-rebuild-september-2019.9\u002F",[15],71407,"known",null,"unknown","Medium",[23,24,25,26,27],"Dates of birth","Email addresses","IP addresses","Passwords","Usernames","\u003Cp>The Zooville data breach is a confirmed security incident on September 27, 2019, affecting members of forums with themes of zoophilia and bestiality. The number of affected accounts has been recorded as 71,407. The verified data fields exposed include birth dates, email addresses, IP addresses, passwords, and usernames. It has been verified that during the initial access, usernames and email addresses were leaked, and later, with the forum database dump, IP addresses, birth dates, and passwords in bcrypt hash format were also found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this incident is not very large in terms of the number of records, it carries a high privacy impact due to the sensitive category. The topic of the forum is of a nature that could have serious consequences on individuals' private lives, social reputation, and security. When evaluated together, the email address, username, IP address, and date of birth make it easier to match a person's online identity. Password hash data also increases the risk of account takeover if the same password is used on other services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Verified data fields are birth dates, email addresses, IP addresses, passwords, and usernames. The email address can be used to reach the user directly. The username facilitates identity matching if the same nickname is preferred on different forums or social networks. The IP address can provide additional clues about approximate location and connection information. The birth date, on the other hand, is a persistent personal data that can be used in password guessing, phishing, and account recovery scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has been stated that passwords are stored as bcrypt hashes. bcrypt is considered stronger compared to weak hash schemes; however, weak or reused passwords still pose a risk. If the same password is repeated across email, social media, gaming, forum, or work accounts, attackers may try this information on different login screens. In a sensitive forum context, in addition to the technical account risk, the effects of blackmail, social pressure, and phishing are increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The violation date has been confirmed as September 27, 2019. The listing date corresponds to October 19, 2019, 21:22:44 UTC, and the modification date to October 20, 2019, 21:58:16 UTC. The number of affected accounts has been recorded as 71,407. The incident began with data accessed through an unpatched vulnerability in the vBulletin forum software, and later additional fields were revealed with a full forum database dump. It has been reported that the site administrator deleted the forum data after the breach and moved to a new forum setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Zooville, full name, phone number, physical address, payment card, official ID number, private message content, or purchase history are not among the verified data fields. Including these fields would be misleading. The scope should be limited to date of birth, email, IP, password, and username. Records should remain verified and classified as sensitive because the combination of the forum's topic and the exposed fields poses a significant privacy risk for the user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Those at the highest risk are people who use the email address or username from their Zooville account on other services as well. If the same nickname exists on social media, forums, gaming, or messaging accounts, connections between profiles can be made. The risk increases even more if the same password is used on other accounts. The email account is particularly a priority, because password reset links for many services are sent to the email inbox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the sensitive forum context, blackmail, embarrassment, and targeted phishing messages can be expected. Attackers can make their messages convincing by showing real usernames, email addresses, IPs, or date of birth information. Such a message is not considered proof of current account access; however, it indicates that quick security measures are necessary. If a work email or corporate network information has been used, the risk can extend beyond the personal domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The password used for the Zooville account should not be used for any other service. If the same password or similar variants exist, they should be immediately replaced with unique and long passwords. The email account should be protected first; a strong password, two-factor authentication, and active session control should be implemented. Using a password manager makes it sustainable to generate different and strong passwords for each account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Links in suspicious messages should not be clicked, files should not be opened, and payment requests should not be responded to. Threats containing old usernames, IP addresses, or birth dates are not proof of current access, even if they appear real. The user should review other profiles opened with the same email and username, remove unnecessary profile information, close active sessions, and enable security alerts for important services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The primary email address should not be used for sensitive forum and special interest accounts. Separate email addresses, unique passwords, and two-factor authentication make it harder for a single breach to spread to other accounts. Using the same username on every platform is also risky; it makes it easy to link different profiles to a single person. Therefore, information that can be easily matched to a real identity should be minimized on sensitive services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When hard-to-change information such as date of birth and IP is exposed, the risk persists for a long time. Users should periodically review their old memberships, close accounts they no longer use, and check recovery emails, sessions, and security alerts on active accounts. The long-term goal is to prevent a single sensitive forum breach from spreading to email, social media, and other important accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Users who appear as a result on LeakData Zooville should consider this as a sensitive account security and privacy warning. A positive result indicates that their email address, username, IP address, date of birth, or password hash data may have been found in this dataset. The first step is to protect the email account, the second step is to change the password, and the third step is to check other profiles created with the same username.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The verified impact of this incident is 71,407 accounts. The Zooville leak should be handled carefully due to the sensitive forum context and multiple personal data fields. If the outcome is positive, the user should update their passwords, enable two-factor authentication, log out of old sessions, review accounts opened with the same email or username, and respond to threat messages calmly and based on evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Zooville Data Breach (71.4 Thousand Reported Records)","Zooville Data Breach. 71.4 Thousand reported records were reported. Reported data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses. Review the scope, risks, and…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fzooville_org.webp",false,{"name":7,"sector":35,"country":36,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":29,"websiteStatus":37,"websiteCheckedAt":38},"Sensitive adult forum","Global","dns-unresolved-no-archive","2026-07-29T11:30:22.391Z"]