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BreachForums data breach

Country being checked · breachforums.hn · BreachForums (2025)

A breach of BreachForums was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 10 January 2026. It affected 672,247 accounts. Exposed: Passwords and logins, Email addresses, Usernames, Forum posts and Private messages. The breach began on 11 August 2025, 152 days before it was reported.

Breach reported 25 June 2023

Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
212,156 accounts
Reported
25 June 2023
The count grew
first 4,204 accounts (Have I Been Pwned, 25 June 2023), then 212,156 (Have I Been Pwned, 26 July 2023)
Breach began
29 November 2022
Time to tell
208 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

  • Passwords and logins
  • Email addresses
  • Usernames
  • IP addresses
  • Private messages

Sources

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If BreachForums had your data

  1. Look for BreachForums (2025)’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. Change your BreachForums (2025) password, and the same password anywhere else you use it. Turn on two-step sign-in.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be BreachForums (2025), your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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