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Sead Fadilpašić

Hacking hub BreachForums hit by data breach - 324,000 accounts exposed

Hacker hands at work with interface around.
  • BreachForums user database (323,988 records) leaked, exposing usernames, registration dates, and IP addresses
  • Around 70,000 public IPs could help identify real users; most entries were useless loopback addresses
  • Admin confirmed leak stemmed from August 2025 restoration; ShinyHunters denied involvement in hosting site

Someone has leaked the entire list of usernames, IP addresses, and other data, from BreachForums, the infamous underground hacking community - but exactly who, and why, remains to be seen.

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