Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Credential stuffing against reused passwords across other platforms
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In June 2011, HackForums.net, a prominent online forum dedicated to discussions on hacking and computer security, experienced a significant data breach. The breach was orchestrated by the hacktivist group LulzSec as part of their "50 days of lulz" campaign. The attackers infiltrated the forum's systems and extracted approximately 200,000 user accounts. The compromised data encompassed a wide range of personal information, including usernames, email addresses, passwords, dates of birth, IP addresses, instant messenger identities, social connections, spoken languages, time zones, user website URLs, and website activity. LulzSec publicly released this data on June 25, 2011, alongside other information obtained from various organizations, marking the conclusion of their campaign.,
About hackforums.net
hackforums.net is an organization whose data was exposed in this breach. The dataset has been verified by ObscureIQ intelligence and indexed across breach notification platforms.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 194K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In June 2011, hackforums.net experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 194K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as activity history:website activity, date of birth, email address, ip address, messaging handle.
Approximately 194K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- Or concerned about credential reuse
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