Win7Vista Forum
- 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.
What is the Win7Vista Forum data breach?
In September 2013, the Win7Vista Windows forum (since renamed to the "Beyond Windows 9" forum) was hacked and later had its internal database dumped . The dump included over 200k members’ personal information and other internal data extracted from the forum.
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around September 2013.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 202,683 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Instant messenger identities, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Private messages, Usernames and Website activity.
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.