PHP Freaks Data Breach

What Happened

In October 2015, the PHP discussion board PHP Freaks was hacked and 173k user accounts were publicly leaked. The breach included multiple personal data attributes as well as salted and hashed passwords.

Compromised Data

Dates of birth
Email addresses
IP addresses
Passwords
Usernames
Website activity

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    173.9 thousand

  • Breach Occurred:

    October 2015

  • Added to HIBP:

    30 Oct 2015

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.

Sponsored
1Password

Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.

Try 1Password