BreachForums (2025) Data Breach

What happened?

In October 2025, a reincarnation of the hacking forum BreachForums, which had previously been shut down multiple times, was taken offline by a coalition of law enforcement agencies . In the months leading up to the takedown, the site itself suffered a data breach that exposed a total of 672k unique email addresses across all tables, including within forum posts and private messages. The users table alone contained 324k unique email addresses, usernames, and Argon2 password hashes.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is August 11, 2025. The record was added to the catalogue on January 10, 2026 and last updated there on January 11, 2026.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Forum posts
• Passwords
• Private messages
• 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 BreachForums (2025) or used breachforums.hn around August 11, 2025. 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.