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DaniWeb data breach1.1M accounts compromised on 2015-12-01
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DaniWeb (daniweb.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2015-12-01, exposing 1,131,636 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | DaniWeb |
|---|---|
| Source Name | DaniWeb |
| Domain | daniweb.com |
| Breach Date | 2015-12-01 |
| Added to HIBP | 2016-12-28 |
| Accounts Compromised | 1,131,636(1.1M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesIP addressesPasswords |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In late 2015, the technology and social site DaniWeb suffered a data breach. The attack resulted in the disclosure of 1.1 million accounts including email and IP addresses which were also accompanied by salted MD5 hashes of passwords. However, DaniWeb have advised that "the breached password hashes and salts are incorrect" and that they have since switched to new infrastructure and software.
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