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Breach occurred 2025-08-11Verifiedbreachforums.hn
What happened
In October 2025, a reincarnation of the hacking forum BreachForums, which had previously been shut down multiple times, was taken offline by a coalition of law enforcement agencies. In the months leading up to the takedown, the site itself suffered a data breach that exposed a total of 672k unique email addresses across all tables, including within forum posts and private messages. The users table alone contained 324k unique email addresses, usernames, and Argon2 password hashes.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The BreachForums (2025) data breach occurred on August 11, 2025. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on January 10, 2026.
672,247 accounts were affected by the BreachForums (2025) data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The BreachForums (2025) breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Forum posts, Passwords, Private messages, Usernames.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the BreachForums (2025) breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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