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Planet Calypso Data Breach

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Breach date: July 1, 201962,261 affected accounts in the record
01

What happened?

In approximately July 2019, the forums for the Planet Calypso game suffered a data breach . The breach of the vBulletin based forum exposed email and IP addresses, usernames and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.

02

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is July 1, 2019. The record was added to the catalogue on January 12, 2020 and last updated there on January 12, 2020.

03

What information was reported as exposed?

  • Email addresses
  • IP addresses
  • Passwords
  • Usernames

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

04

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Planet Calypso or used planetcalypsoforum.com around July 1, 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.

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What should you do?

Verify whether the notice applies to you

Compare the organization, dates, and information categories with any notice you received. Use contact details you independently confirm.

Secure affected accounts

Change exposed or reused passwords, begin with your email account, and turn on multi-factor authentication where available.

Expect targeted phishing

Treat unexpected breach follow-ups with caution. Do not use links or phone numbers in a suspicious message; contact the organization directly.

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.

Sources and review information

Page reviewed September 14, 2026 by the Data Breach Help Editorial Team. Catalogue details reflect the provider record and may change.