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Breach occurred 2016-01-14Verifiedutorrent.com
What happened
In early 2016, the forum for the uTorrent BitTorrent client suffered a data breach which came to light later in the year. The database from the IP.Board based forum contained 395k accounts including usernames, email addresses and MD5 password hashes without a salt.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The uTorrent data breach occurred on January 14, 2016. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on November 5, 2016.
395,044 accounts were affected by the uTorrent data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The uTorrent breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the uTorrent breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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