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BitcoinTalk Data Breach (2015)

Bitcoin Talk

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Disclosed

May 1, 2015

3983 days ago

Records

501.6K

Confirmed

Root Cause

Hacking

Industry

Technology

Description

Bitcoin Talk, an online forum for discussing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, experienced a data breach in May 2015. The company reported that an unauthorized party gained access to their database, which contained information on approximately 450,000 user accounts. The categories of data that were breached included email addresses, usernames, and hashed passwords.

Exposed Data Types

Exposed Data

PasswordsIP AddressesUsernamesEmail addressesGenders
Bitcoin Talk Data Breach (2015) - 502K Records | ExposedMap