BlackSpigotMC Data Breach

What happened?

In July 2019, the hacking website BlackSpigotMC suffered a data breach . The XenForo forum based site was allegedly compromised by a rival hacking website and resulted in 8.5GB of data being leaked including the database and website itself. The exposed data included 140k unique email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, genders, geographic locations and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is July 14, 2019. The record was added to the catalogue on July 17, 2019 and last updated there on July 17, 2019.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Device information
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Geographic locations
• IP addresses
• Passwords
• Usernames

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with BlackSpigotMC or used blackspigot.com around July 14, 2019. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.