News report

# BreachForums hacking forum database leaked, exposing 324,000 accounts

BleepingComputer, January 10, 2026. The existence and administration of the post-seizure BreachForums incarnation: an administrator using the handle 'N/A' explaining that a MyBB backup was exposed while restoring data from the earlier breachforums.hn domain, with 323,988 user records leaked..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** January 10, 2026

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** BleepingComputer

**Published:** January 10, 2026

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/breachforums-hacking-forum-database-leaked-exposing-324-000-accounts/](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/breachforums-hacking-forum-database-leaked-exposing-324-000-accounts/)

**What it supports:** The existence and administration of the post-seizure BreachForums incarnation: an administrator using the handle 'N/A' explaining that a MyBB backup was exposed while restoring data from the earlier breachforums.hn domain, with 323,988 user records leaked.

**Dataset id:** src\_bleepingcomputer\_breachforums\_db\_leak\_2026

## Research notes

- By Lawrence Abrams. JSON-LD datePublished 2026-01-10T13:17:31-05:00; page date line 'January 10, 2026'.
- It records the prior chain: breachforums.hn ran until 11 August 2025 and the domain was seized in October 2025 after being reused for Salesforce-related extortion.
- Exact leaked-record count is 323,988; the headline rounds to 324,000. The article does not itself equate 'N/A' with the handle Indra.

How this source is used

Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[BreachForums (breachforums.as, admin 'N/A')](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-portal-seizure-2025)

Claimed return, BreachForums portal seizure (2025)

Later outcome

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