Black Hat World

On 23 June 2014, Black Hat World—a forum dedicated to search engine optimization and digital marketing tactics—suffered a significant data breach affecting approximently 560K user accounts. Attackers exploited a vulnerability in the site's database and extracted a MySQL script containing a wide array of sensitive user data. The exposed information included email addresses, usernames, dates of birth, IP addresses, instant messenger identities, passwords, and records of website activity.

Data Included in the Breach