In August 2012, the forum for making money with botting "The Botting Network" suffered a data breach that exposed 96k user records. The now defunct vBulletin forum leaked 96k email addresses, usernames, dates of birth and salted MD5 password hashes.
If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.
Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.
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Affected Accounts:
96.3 thousand
Breach Occurred:
August 2012
Added to HIBP:
18 Dec 2025
If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.
Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.
Sponsored
Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.