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Xbox-Scene data breach (2015)

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 cracked.

Victim
Xbox-Scene
records
432.6K
SectorRetail

Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2015-02-01, Xbox-Scene was affected by a data breach. Approximately 432,552 accounts were exposed. 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 cracked.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Xbox-Scene
  2. xboxscene.comhttps://xboxscene.com

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