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Breach occurred 2014-01-10Verifiedverified.cm
What happened
In January 2014, one of the largest communities of Eastern Europe cybercriminals known as "Verified" was hacked. The breach exposed nearly 17k users of the vBulletin forum including their personal messages and other potentially personally identifiable information.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The Verified data breach occurred on January 10, 2014. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on July 6, 2014.
16,919 accounts were affected by the Verified data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The Verified breach exposed the following data types: Email addresses, Historical passwords, IP addresses, Passwords, Private messages, Usernames, Website activity.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the Verified breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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