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LinuxForums Data Breach (2018)

Linux Forums

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Disclosed

May 1, 2018

2887 days ago

Records

275.8K

Confirmed

Root Cause

Hacking

Industry

Technology

Description

LinuxForums.org, a popular online community for discussion of Linux and open source software, experienced two data breaches. The 2016 breach reportedly exposed the email addresses and hashed passwords of over 276,000 LinuxForums.org users. The passwords were reportedly protected with the more secure SHA-256 hashing algorithm, but the breach still posed a risk to users.

Exposed Data Types

Exposed Data

PasswordsIP AddressesUsernamesEmail addresses
Linux Forums Data Breach (2018) - 276K Records | ExposedMap