🐧 LinuxForums

546.5k total records 275.7k unique accounts

About this breach

In May 2018, the Linux Forums website was leaked, as a result of which 276,000 unique email addresses were disclosed. Names, IP addresses and hashs passwords with MD5 salt are also disclosed.

Compromised Data

This breach exposed the following types of personal information:

📩
Email
275.7k
100% of accounts
👤
Nick
270.8k
98.2% of accounts

Total data points: 546.5k

Unique accounts affected: 275.7k

🔐 What should I do?

  • Change your password immediately if you had an account
  • Enable two-factor authentication where possible
  • Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
  • Be aware of potential phishing attempts

📊 Data Classes

📩 Email 👤 Nick

API Access

Get information about this breach programmatically:

GET https://data-wells.niamonx.io/api/breach/LinuxForums