Data breaches in 2015
76 tracked incidents from 2015
PSP ISO
In approximately September 2015, the PlayStation PSP forum known as PSP ISO was hacked and almost 1.3 million accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.
Xbox 360 ISO
In approximately September 2015, the XBOX 360 forum known as XBOX360 ISO was hacked and 1.2 million accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.
OVH
In mid-2015, the forum for the hosting provider known as OVH suffered a data breach. The vBulletin forum contained 453k accounts including usernames, email and IP addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
Kimsufi
In mid-2015, the forum for the providers of affordable dedicated servers known as Kimsufi suffered a data breach. The vBulletin forum contained over half a million accounts including usernames, email and IP addresses and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
SC Daily Phone Spam List
In early 2015, a spam list known as SC Daily Phone emerged containing almost 33M identities. The data includes personal attributes such as names, physical and IP addresses, genders, birth dates and phone numbers. Read more about spam lists in HIBP.
Special K Data Feed Spam List
In mid to late 2015, a spam list known as the Special K Data Feed was discovered containing almost 31M identities. The data includes personal attributes such as names, physical and IP addresses, genders, birth dates and phone numbers. Read more about spam...
Experian (2015)
In September 2015, the US based credit bureau and consumer data broker Experian suffered a data breach that impacted 15 million customers who had applied for financing from T-Mobile. An alleged data breach was subsequently circulated containing personal...
WIIU ISO
In September 2015, the Nintendo Wii U forum known as WIIU ISO was hacked and 458k accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.
InterPals
In late 2015, the online penpal site InterPals had their website hacked and 3.4 million accounts exposed. The compromised data included email addresses, geographical locations, birthdates and salted hashes of passwords.
Nihonomaru
In late 2015, the anime community known as Nihonomaru had their vBulletin forum hacked and 1.7 million accounts exposed. The compromised data included email and IP addresses, usernames and salted hashes of passwords.
Minefield
In June 2015, the French Minecraft server known as Minefield was hacked and 188k member records were exposed. The IP.Board forum included email and IP addresses, birth dates and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be...
Seedpeer
In July 2015, the torrent site Seedpeer was hacked and 282k member records were exposed. The data included usernames, email addresses and passwords stored as weak MD5 hashes.
Comcast
In November 2015, the US internet and cable TV provider Comcast suffered a data breach that exposed 590k customer email addresses and plain text passwords . A further 27k accounts appeared with home addresses with the entire data set being sold on underground...
Plex
In July 2015, the discussion forum for Plex media centre was hacked and over 327k accounts exposed . The IP.Board forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked.
Xbox-Scene
In approximately February 2015, the Xbox forum known as Xbox-Scene was hacked and more than 432k accounts were exposed. The IP.Board forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly...
PS3Hax
In approximately July 2015, the Sony Playstation hacks and mods forum known as PS3Hax was hacked and more than 447k accounts were exposed. The vBulletin forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling...
PSX-Scene
In approximately February 2015, the Sony Playstation forum known as PSX-Scene was hacked and more than 340k accounts were exposed. The vBulletin forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be...
Mac-Torrents
In October 2015, the torrent site Mac-Torrents was hacked and almost 94k usernames, email addresses and passwords were leaked. The passwords were hashed with MD5 and no salt.
Final Fantasy Shrine
In September 2015, the Final Fantasy discussion forum known as FFShrine was breached and the data dumped publicly. Approximately 620k records were released containing email addresses, IP addresses and salted hashes of passwords.
000webhost
In approximately March 2015, the free web hosting provider 000webhost suffered a major data breach that exposed almost 15 million customer records. The data was sold and traded before 000webhost was alerted in October. The breach included names, email...
MPGH
In October 2015, the multiplayer game hacking website MPGH was hacked and 3.1 million user accounts disclosed. The vBulletin forum breach contained usernames, email addresses, IP addresses and salted hashes of passwords.
