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Boxee

SourceHave I Been Pwned
StatusConfirmed breach
AddedMarch 30, 2014
OccurredMarch 29, 2014
Accounts affected158,093
Domainforums.boxee.com
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What was exposed
Dates of birthEmail addressesGeographic locationsHistorical passwordsInstant messenger identitiesIP addressesPasswordsPrivate messagesUser website URLsUsernames
What to do if you were affected
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Details
In March 2014, the home theatre PC software maker Boxee had their forums compromised in an attack. The attackers obtained the entire vBulletin MySQL database and promptly posted it for download on the Boxee forum itself. The data included 160k users, password histories, private messages and a variety of other data exposed across nearly 200 publicly exposed tables.
Frequently asked questions

What is the Boxee data breach?

In March 2014, the home theatre PC software maker Boxee had their forums compromised in an attack. The attackers obtained the entire vBulletin MySQL database and promptly posted it for download on the Boxee forum itself. The data included 160k users, password...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around March 2014.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 158,093 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Historical passwords, Instant messenger identities, IP addresses, Passwords and Private messages.

What should I do if I was affected?

Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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