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Breach occurred 2013-12-19Verifiedastropid.com
What happened
In December 2013, the vBulletin forum for the social engineering site known as "AstroPID" was breached and leaked publicly. The site provided tips on fraudulently obtaining goods and services, often by providing a legitimate "PID" or Product Information Description. The breach resulted in nearly 6k user accounts and over 220k private messages between forum members being exposed.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Astropid data breach occurred on December 19, 2013. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on July 6, 2014.
5,788 accounts were affected by the Astropid data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Astropid breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Instant messenger identities, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Private messages, Usernames, Website activity.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Astropid breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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